Who Was Alive

Were William IV and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. William IV and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1769 to 1821.

William IV was 3 when Napoleon was born.

William IV was 55 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

William IV

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837

Born 21 August 1765 · died 20 June 1837, aged 71

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

  1. George Washington
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. William IV
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Leo Tolstoy
William IV and Napoleon in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.