Who Was Alive

Were Rudolf Diesel and Ronald Reagan alive at the same time?

Yes. Rudolf Diesel and Ronald Reagan were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1911 to 1913.

Rudolf Diesel was 52 when Ronald Reagan was born.

Ronald Reagan was 2 when Rudolf Diesel died, aged 55.

Rudolf Diesel

German inventor and mechanical engineer

Born 18 March 1858 · died 30 September 1913, aged 55

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. Rudolf Diesel
  4. Albert Einstein
  5. Adolf Hitler
  6. Ronald Reagan
  7. Donald Trump
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Rudolf Diesel 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.