Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Edison and Ronald Reagan alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Edison and Ronald Reagan were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1911 to 1931.

Thomas Edison was 63 when Ronald Reagan was born.

Ronald Reagan was 20 when Thomas Edison died, aged 84.

Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman

Born 11 February 1847 · died 18 October 1931, 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. Thomas Edison
  4. Albert Einstein
  5. Adolf Hitler
  6. Ronald Reagan
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  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Thomas Edison 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.