Who Was Alive

Were Alice Munro and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Alice Munro and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1961 to 2024.

Alice Munro was 30 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 62 when Alice Munro died, aged 92.

Alice Munro

Canadian writer

Born 10 July 1931 · died 13 May 2024, aged 92

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

Born 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026

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Alice Munro and Barack Obama in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.