Who was alive at the same time as Dolly Parton?

American singer-songwriter

Dolly Parton lived 1946–2026. Here are the famous people whose lives overlapped with theirs.

Lived: 1946–2026
Lifespan: about 80 years
Born in, as it was then: Sevierville, TN
On today’s map: United States

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Did you know?

When Dolly Parton was born, Albert Einstein was already about 67 years old.
Dolly Parton and Pablo Picasso (Spanish painter and sculptor) shared about 27 years on Earth, one born in the United States and the other in Spain.

Famous contemporaries of Dolly Parton

Rulers and commanders

Joseph Stalin 1878–1953 · 7 yrs shared
Mao Zedong 1893–1976 · 30 yrs shared
Winston Churchill 1874–1965 · 19 yrs shared
Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970 · 24 yrs shared
Francisco Franco 1892–1975 · 29 yrs shared
John F. Kennedy 1917–1963 · 17 yrs shared

Philosophers and scientists

Albert Einstein 1879–1955 · 9 yrs shared
Ludwig Wittgenstein 1889–1951 · 5 yrs shared
Bertrand Russell 1872–1970 · 24 yrs shared
Henry Ford 1863–1947 · 1 yrs shared
Max Planck 1858–1947 · 1 yrs shared
Michel Foucault 1926–1984 · 38 yrs shared

Religion

Pope John Paul II 1920–2005 · 59 yrs shared

Writers and artists

Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 · 27 yrs shared
Elvis Presley 1935–1977 · 31 yrs shared
Salvador Dalí 1904–1989 · 43 yrs shared
Marilyn Monroe 1926–1962 · 16 yrs shared
Le Corbusier 1887–1965 · 19 yrs shared
Jean-Paul Sartre 1905–1980 · 34 yrs shared

Explorers and others

Che Guevara 1928–1967 · 21 yrs shared
Mahatma Gandhi 1869–1948 · 2 yrs shared
Martin Luther King Jr. 1929–1968 · 22 yrs shared
Walt Disney 1901–1966 · 20 yrs shared
Mother Teresa 1910–1997 · 51 yrs shared
Pelé 1940–2022 · 76 yrs shared

Born within five years of Dolly Parton

Jimi Hendrix (1942) · Bob Marley (1945) · Bob Dylan (1941) · Stephen King (1947) · Paul McCartney (1942) · Stephen Hawking (1942) · Robert De Niro (1943) · Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947)

About Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean was an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Dubbed the "Queen of Country", Parton was one of the most successful performers in the history of country music. She was also known for her cultural influence, particularly through Dollywood and the Dollywood Foundation. With more than a hundred million records sold, Parton was among the best-selling music artists in history.

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