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Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist

Born 3 January 2003 · living, 23 as of September 2026

Who was alive at the same time as Greta Thunberg?

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Elizabeth II
  4. Neil Armstrong
  5. Pope Francis
  6. Joe Biden
  7. Donald Trump
  8. George W. Bush
  9. Bill Clinton
  10. Vladimir Putin
  11. Angela Merkel
  12. François Hollande
  13. Steve Jobs
  14. Bill Gates
  15. Michael Jackson
  16. Barack Obama
  17. Jimmy Wales
  18. Shakira
  19. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
  20. Basshunter
  21. Cristiano Ronaldo
  22. Lionel Messi
  23. Corbin Bleu
  24. Greta Thunberg
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When Greta Thunberg was born, Barack Obama was 41, Donald Trump was 56, Michael Jackson was 44, Vladimir Putin was 50 and Ronald Reagan was 91.

Born during Greta Thunberg’s lifetime: IShowSpeed and Lamine Yamal.

Not quite contemporaries: Salvador Dalí died 14 years before Greta Thunberg was born, Marlene Dietrich died 11 years before Greta Thunberg was born, Mother Teresa died 6 years before Greta Thunberg was born and Richard Nixon died 9 years before Greta Thunberg was born.

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