Who Was Alive

Were Walter Benjamin and Ronald Reagan alive at the same time?

Yes. Walter Benjamin and Ronald Reagan were alive at the same time for 29 years, from 1911 to 1940.

Walter Benjamin was 18 when Ronald Reagan was born.

Ronald Reagan was 29 when Walter Benjamin died, aged 48.

Walter Benjamin

German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic

Born 15 July 1892 · died 26 September 1940, aged 48

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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Walter Benjamin 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.