Who Was Alive

Were William Butler Yeats and Ronald Reagan alive at the same time?

Yes. William Butler Yeats and Ronald Reagan were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1911 to 1939.

William Butler Yeats was 45 when Ronald Reagan was born.

Ronald Reagan was 27 when William Butler Yeats died, aged 73.

William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright

Born 13 June 1865 · died 28 January 1939, aged 73

Ronald Reagan

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor

Born 6 February 1911 · died 5 June 2004, aged 93

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William Butler Yeats 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.