Who Was Alive

Were Zhuang Zhou and Alexander the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Zhuang Zhou and Alexander the Great were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 356 BC to 323 BC.

Zhuang Zhou

Chinese Taoist philosopher

Born c. 369 BC · died c. 288 BC

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia

Born 20 July 356 BC · died 10 June 323 BC, aged 32

  1. Diogenes of Sinope
  2. Aristotle
  3. Demosthenes
  4. Chanakya
  5. Zhuang Zhou
  6. Alexander the Great
  7. Epicurus
  8. Ashoka
Zhuang Zhou and Alexander the Great 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.