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Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

Born 12 July 1997 · living, 29 as of September 2026

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  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Elizabeth II
  4. Neil Armstrong
  5. Pope Francis
  6. Joe Biden
  7. Donald Trump
  8. George W. Bush
  9. Bill Clinton
  10. Vladimir Putin
  11. Angela Merkel
  12. François Hollande
  13. Steve Jobs
  14. Bill Gates
  15. Michael Jackson
  16. Barack Obama
  17. Jimmy Wales
  18. Shakira
  19. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
  20. Basshunter
  21. Cristiano Ronaldo
  22. Lionel Messi
  23. Corbin Bleu
  24. Malala Yousafzai
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When Malala Yousafzai was born, Barack Obama was 35, Donald Trump was 51, Michael Jackson was 38, Vladimir Putin was 44 and Ronald Reagan was 86.

Born during Malala Yousafzai’s lifetime: Greta Thunberg, Kylian Mbappé, Billie Eilish, Max Verstappen, IShowSpeed, Erling Haaland and Lamine Yamal.

Not quite contemporaries: Salvador Dalí died 8 years before Malala Yousafzai was born, Marlene Dietrich died 5 years before Malala Yousafzai was born, Jorge Luis Borges died 11 years before Malala Yousafzai was born and Richard Nixon died 3 years before Malala Yousafzai was born.

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