Who Was Alive

Selena

American singer

Born 16 April 1971 · died 31 March 1995, aged 23

Who was alive at the same time as Selena?

  1. Pablo Picasso
  2. Charlie Chaplin
  3. Mao Zedong
  4. Salvador Dalí
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Nelson Mandela
  7. Elizabeth II
  8. Pope Francis
  9. Joe Biden
  10. Donald Trump
  11. George W. Bush
  12. Bill Clinton
  13. Vladimir Putin
  14. Angela Merkel
  15. Steve Jobs
  16. Bill Gates
  17. Michael Jackson
  18. Barack Obama
  19. Jimmy Wales
  20. Selena
  21. Shakira
  22. Basshunter
  23. Lionel Messi
  24. Corbin Bleu
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When Selena was born, Barack Obama was 9, Donald Trump was 24, Michael Jackson was 12, Vladimir Putin was 18 and Ronald Reagan was 60.

When Selena died, Barack Obama was 33, Donald Trump was 48, Michael Jackson was 36, Vladimir Putin was 42 and Ronald Reagan was 84.

Born during Selena’s lifetime: Shakira, Lionel Messi, Corbin Bleu, Basshunter, Cristiano Ronaldo, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Elon Musk and Emmanuel Macron.

Not quite contemporaries: Winston Churchill died 6 years before Selena was born, John F. Kennedy died 8 years before Selena was born, Martin Luther King Jr. died 3 years before Selena was born and Marilyn Monroe died 9 years before Selena was born.

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  8. Joe Biden born 1942
  9. Pablo Picasso 1881 – 1973
  10. Charlie Chaplin 1889 – 1977
  11. Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022
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  14. Jimmy Wales born 1966
  15. Pope Francis 1936 – 2025
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  17. Mao Zedong 1893 – 1976
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  23. Angela Merkel born 1954
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