Who was alive at the same time as Muhammad Ali?

American boxer

Muhammad Ali lived 1942–2016. Here are the famous people whose lives overlapped with theirs.

Lived: 1942–2016
Lifespan: about 74 years
Born in, as it was then: Louisville, KY
On today’s map: United States

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Did you know?

When Muhammad Ali was born, Adolf Hitler was already about 53 years old.
Muhammad Ali was about 3 when Bob Marley was born.
Muhammad Ali and Pablo Picasso (Spanish painter and sculptor) shared about 31 years on Earth, one born in the United States and the other in Spain.
Pelé outlived Muhammad Ali by about 6 years.

Famous contemporaries of Muhammad Ali

Rulers and commanders

Adolf Hitler 1889–1945 · 3 yrs shared
Joseph Stalin 1878–1953 · 11 yrs shared
Benito Mussolini 1883–1945 · 3 yrs shared
Mao Zedong 1893–1976 · 34 yrs shared
Winston Churchill 1874–1965 · 23 yrs shared
Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970 · 28 yrs shared

Philosophers and scientists

Albert Einstein 1879–1955 · 13 yrs shared
John Maynard Keynes 1883–1946 · 4 yrs shared
Ludwig Wittgenstein 1889–1951 · 9 yrs shared
Bertrand Russell 1872–1970 · 28 yrs shared
Henry Ford 1863–1947 · 5 yrs shared
Nikola Tesla 1856–1943 · 1 yrs shared

Religion

Pope John Paul II 1920–2005 · 63 yrs shared

Writers and artists

Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 · 31 yrs shared
Elvis Presley 1935–1977 · 35 yrs shared
Salvador Dalí 1904–1989 · 47 yrs shared
Marilyn Monroe 1926–1962 · 20 yrs shared
Le Corbusier 1887–1965 · 23 yrs shared
Jean-Paul Sartre 1905–1980 · 38 yrs shared

Explorers and others

Che Guevara 1928–1967 · 25 yrs shared
Mahatma Gandhi 1869–1948 · 6 yrs shared
Martin Luther King Jr. 1929–1968 · 26 yrs shared
Walt Disney 1901–1966 · 24 yrs shared
Mother Teresa 1910–1997 · 55 yrs shared
Pelé 1940–2022 · 74 yrs shared

Born within five years of Muhammad Ali

Jimi Hendrix (1942) · Bob Marley (1945) · Bruce Lee (1940) · Bob Dylan (1941) · Saddam Hussein (1937) · John Lennon (1940) · Pelé (1940) · Stephen King (1947)

About Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.

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