Who Was Alive

Were Arthur C. Clarke and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Arthur C. Clarke and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1961 to 2008.

Arthur C. Clarke was 43 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 46 when Arthur C. Clarke died, aged 90.

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist

Born 16 December 1917 · died 19 March 2008, aged 90

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Arthur C. Clarke 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.