Who Was Alive

Were Bobby Fischer and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Bobby Fischer and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1961 to 2008.

Bobby Fischer was 18 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 46 when Bobby Fischer died, aged 64.

Bobby Fischer

American chess player

Born 9 March 1943 · died 17 January 2008, aged 64

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Bobby Fischer 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.