Who was alive at the same time as Pelé?

Brazilian footballer

Pelé lived 1940–2022. Here are the famous people whose lives overlapped with theirs.

Lived: 1940–2022
Lifespan: about 82 years
Born in, as it was then: Três Corações
On today’s map: Brazil

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Did you know?

When Pelé was born, Adolf Hitler was already about 51 years old.
Pelé was about 2 when Jimi Hendrix was born.
Pelé and Pablo Picasso (Spanish painter and sculptor) shared about 33 years on Earth, one born in Brazil and the other in Spain.

Famous contemporaries of Pelé

Rulers and commanders

Adolf Hitler 1889–1945 · 5 yrs shared
Joseph Stalin 1878–1953 · 13 yrs shared
Benito Mussolini 1883–1945 · 5 yrs shared
Mao Zedong 1893–1976 · 36 yrs shared
Winston Churchill 1874–1965 · 25 yrs shared
Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970 · 30 yrs shared

Philosophers and scientists

Albert Einstein 1879–1955 · 15 yrs shared
John Maynard Keynes 1883–1946 · 6 yrs shared
Ludwig Wittgenstein 1889–1951 · 11 yrs shared
Bertrand Russell 1872–1970 · 30 yrs shared
Henry Ford 1863–1947 · 7 yrs shared
Nikola Tesla 1856–1943 · 3 yrs shared

Religion

Pope John Paul II 1920–2005 · 65 yrs shared

Writers and artists

Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 · 33 yrs shared
Elvis Presley 1935–1977 · 37 yrs shared
Salvador Dalí 1904–1989 · 49 yrs shared
Marilyn Monroe 1926–1962 · 22 yrs shared
Le Corbusier 1887–1965 · 25 yrs shared
Jean-Paul Sartre 1905–1980 · 40 yrs shared

Explorers and others

Che Guevara 1928–1967 · 27 yrs shared
Mahatma Gandhi 1869–1948 · 8 yrs shared
Martin Luther King Jr. 1929–1968 · 28 yrs shared
Walt Disney 1901–1966 · 26 yrs shared
Mother Teresa 1910–1997 · 57 yrs shared

Born within five years of Pelé

Elvis Presley (1935) · Jimi Hendrix (1942) · Bob Marley (1945) · Bruce Lee (1940) · Bob Dylan (1941) · Saddam Hussein (1937) · John Lennon (1940) · Al Pacino (1940)

About Pelé

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known by his nickname Pelé, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. His 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes exhibition games, is recognised as a Guinness World Record. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century, alongside Diego Maradona.

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