At the subreddit /r/DataIsBeautiful, /u/profound_whatever showcases a huge chart illustrating when famous people in Western Civilization lived. It's useful for showing which lives overlapped each other.
The chart starts at the year 1200 and stretches to the current year. I focused on the era of Winston Churchill, that giant of the Twentieth Century who, during a 90-year lifespan, straddled multiple major political and technological changes.
Some redditors are looking at the simulanteous and sequential lifespans and drawing conclusions:
It would be interesting to see an expanded version that includes Asia. But other redditors are complaining about particular individuals being left out. I agree: the absence of Gallagher is unsettling.
-via My Modern Met
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