Who Was Alive

Were Carl Benz and Ronald Reagan alive at the same time?

Yes. Carl Benz and Ronald Reagan were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1911 to 1929.

Carl Benz was 66 when Ronald Reagan was born.

Ronald Reagan was 18 when Carl Benz died, aged 84.

Carl Benz

German automotive and engine designer and manufacturer

Born 25 November 1844 · died 4 April 1929, aged 84

Ronald Reagan

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor

Born 6 February 1911 · died 5 June 2004, aged 93

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Karl Marx
  3. Carl Benz
  4. Albert Einstein
  5. Adolf Hitler
  6. Ronald Reagan
  7. Donald Trump
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Carl Benz and Ronald Reagan 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.