Who Was Alive

Were Rainer Maria Rilke and Ronald Reagan alive at the same time?

Yes. Rainer Maria Rilke and Ronald Reagan were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1911 to 1926.

Rainer Maria Rilke was 35 when Ronald Reagan was born.

Ronald Reagan was 15 when Rainer Maria Rilke died, aged 51.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Austrian poet and writer

Born 4 December 1875 · died 29 December 1926, aged 51

Ronald Reagan

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor

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

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  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Rainer Maria Rilke
  4. Albert Einstein
  5. Adolf Hitler
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Rainer Maria Rilke 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.