Arthur Miller · Barack Obama Were Arthur Miller and Barack Obama alive at the same time? Yes. Arthur Miller and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1961 to 2005. Arthur Miller was 45 when Barack Obama was born.Barack Obama was 43 when Arthur Miller died, aged 89. Arthur MillerAmerican playwright and essayistBorn 17 October 1915 · died 10 February 2005, aged 89Barack Obama44th President of the United StatesBorn 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026 Albert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganArthur MillerNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack Obama Arthur Miller 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.