Who was alive at the same time as Robin Williams?

American actor and comedian

Robin Williams lived 1951–2014. Here are the famous people whose lives overlapped with theirs.

Lived: 1951–2014
Lifespan: about 63 years
Born in, as it was then: Chicago, IL
On today’s map: United States

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Did you know?

When Robin Williams was born, Albert Einstein was already about 72 years old.
Robin Williams and Pablo Picasso (Spanish painter and sculptor) shared about 22 years on Earth, one born in the United States and the other in Spain.
Fidel Castro outlived Robin Williams by about 2 years.

Famous contemporaries of Robin Williams

Rulers and commanders

Joseph Stalin 1878–1953 · 2 yrs shared
Mao Zedong 1893–1976 · 25 yrs shared
Winston Churchill 1874–1965 · 14 yrs shared
Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970 · 19 yrs shared
Francisco Franco 1892–1975 · 24 yrs shared
John F. Kennedy 1917–1963 · 12 yrs shared

Philosophers and scientists

Albert Einstein 1879–1955 · 4 yrs shared
Bertrand Russell 1872–1970 · 19 yrs shared
Michel Foucault 1926–1984 · 33 yrs shared
Carl Jung 1875–1961 · 10 yrs shared
Karl Popper 1902–1994 · 43 yrs shared

Religion

Pope John Paul II 1920–2005 · 54 yrs shared

Writers and artists

Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 · 22 yrs shared
Elvis Presley 1935–1977 · 26 yrs shared
Salvador Dalí 1904–1989 · 38 yrs shared
Marilyn Monroe 1926–1962 · 11 yrs shared
Le Corbusier 1887–1965 · 14 yrs shared
Jean-Paul Sartre 1905–1980 · 29 yrs shared

Explorers and others

Che Guevara 1928–1967 · 16 yrs shared
Martin Luther King Jr. 1929–1968 · 17 yrs shared
Walt Disney 1901–1966 · 15 yrs shared
Mother Teresa 1910–1997 · 46 yrs shared
Pelé 1940–2022 · 63 yrs shared

Born within five years of Robin Williams

Stephen King (1947) · Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947) · George W. Bush (1946) · Steven Spielberg (1946) · Freddie Mercury (1946) · Sylvester Stallone (1946) · Bill Gates (1955) · Bill Clinton (1946)

About Robin Williams

Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Williams received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards, as well as five Grammy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005.

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