Who was alive at the same time as David Bowie?

English musician and actor

David Bowie lived 1947–2016. Here are the famous people whose lives overlapped with theirs.

Lived: 1947–2016
Lifespan: about 69 years
Born in, as it was then: Brixton
On today’s map: United Kingdom

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Did you know?

When David Bowie was born, Albert Einstein was already about 68 years old.
David Bowie and Pablo Picasso (Spanish painter and sculptor) shared about 26 years on Earth, one born in the United Kingdom and the other in Spain.
Pelé outlived David Bowie by about 6 years.

Famous contemporaries of David Bowie

Rulers and commanders

Joseph Stalin 1878–1953 · 6 yrs shared
Mao Zedong 1893–1976 · 29 yrs shared
Winston Churchill 1874–1965 · 18 yrs shared
Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970 · 23 yrs shared
Francisco Franco 1892–1975 · 28 yrs shared
John F. Kennedy 1917–1963 · 16 yrs shared

Philosophers and scientists

Albert Einstein 1879–1955 · 8 yrs shared
Ludwig Wittgenstein 1889–1951 · 4 yrs shared
Bertrand Russell 1872–1970 · 23 yrs shared
Michel Foucault 1926–1984 · 37 yrs shared
Carl Jung 1875–1961 · 14 yrs shared
Karl Popper 1902–1994 · 47 yrs shared

Religion

Pope John Paul II 1920–2005 · 58 yrs shared

Writers and artists

Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 · 26 yrs shared
Elvis Presley 1935–1977 · 30 yrs shared
Salvador Dalí 1904–1989 · 42 yrs shared
Marilyn Monroe 1926–1962 · 15 yrs shared
Le Corbusier 1887–1965 · 18 yrs shared
Jean-Paul Sartre 1905–1980 · 33 yrs shared

Explorers and others

Che Guevara 1928–1967 · 20 yrs shared
Mahatma Gandhi 1869–1948 · 1 yrs shared
Martin Luther King Jr. 1929–1968 · 21 yrs shared
Walt Disney 1901–1966 · 19 yrs shared
Mother Teresa 1910–1997 · 50 yrs shared
Pelé 1940–2022 · 69 yrs shared

Born within five years of David Bowie

Jimi Hendrix (1942) · Bob Marley (1945) · Stephen King (1947) · Paul McCartney (1942) · Stephen Hawking (1942) · Robert De Niro (1943) · Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947) · Eric Clapton (1945)

About David Bowie

David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, he was known for his frequent reinvention and visual presentation, and is often referred to as the "chameleon of rock". His music, stagecraft and fashion have had a significant impact on popular culture.

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