Who Was Alive

Were Carl Reiner and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Carl Reiner and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1961 to 2020.

Carl Reiner was 39 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 58 when Carl Reiner died, aged 98.

Carl Reiner

American actor

Born 20 March 1922 · died 29 June 2020, aged 98

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Carl Reiner 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.