Who Was Alive

Were Wilhelm Ostwald and Ronald Reagan alive at the same time?

Yes. Wilhelm Ostwald and Ronald Reagan were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1911 to 1932.

Wilhelm Ostwald was 57 when Ronald Reagan was born.

Ronald Reagan was 21 when Wilhelm Ostwald died, aged 78.

Wilhelm Ostwald

Baltic German chemist

Born 2 September 1853 · died 4 April 1932, aged 78

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. Wilhelm Ostwald
  4. Albert Einstein
  5. Adolf Hitler
  6. Ronald Reagan
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Wilhelm Ostwald 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.