Who was born first, James Joyce or Ronald Reagan?

James Joyce was born first, in 1882. Ronald Reagan was born in 1911.

James Joyce & Ronald Reagan

Did James Joyce and Ronald Reagan live at the same time?

Yes. James Joyce and Ronald Reagan lived at the same time for 30 years, from 1911 to 1941.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

James Joyce · Ronald Reagan · Born in 1882 · Born in 1911

James Joyce

1882–1941

Literature

Ulysses, literary revolutionary

Ronald Reagan

1911–2004

Politics & Leadership

40th US president, former Hollywood actor

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James Joyce

Ronald Reagan

James Joyce

Literature

Born in Rathgar

Died in Zurich

Ronald Reagan

Politics & Leadership

Born in Tampico

Died in 668 St. Cloud Road

World Events During Their Overlap

1912 Sinking of the Titanic

1914 World War I begins

1917 Russian Revolution

1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins

1919 Treaty of Versailles signed

1920 League of Nations established

1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

1929 Wall Street Crash; Great Depression begins

1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

1936 Spanish Civil War begins

1939 World War II begins

1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor; US enters WWII

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James Joyce & Rabindranath Tagore

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James Joyce & Henry Ford

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Ronald Reagan & Naguib Mahfouz

93 years overlap

Ronald Reagan & Bob Hope

92 years overlap

Ronald Reagan & Rosa Parks

91 years overlap

Sources

James Joyce — Wikipedia
James Joyce (Q6882) — Wikidata
Ronald Reagan — Wikipedia
Ronald Reagan (Q9960) — Wikidata