For some, the answer will be a definite “yes.” For others, it will be an immediate “no.” The question of whether a person can remember meeting anyone who was born in the century of Napoleon, Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria is a fascinating one and one which completely divides the population. But first, the bad news: if you have never met anyone who was born in a year which started with the digits “18” already then it’s too late. You never will do now.