Who Was Alive

Were André Malraux and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. André Malraux and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1961 to 1976.

André Malraux was 59 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 15 when André Malraux died, aged 75.

André Malraux

French novelist, art theorist, and statesman

Born 3 November 1901 · died 23 November 1976, aged 75

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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André Malraux 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.