Who Was Alive

Were Charles Manson and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles Manson and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1961 to 2017.

Charles Manson was 26 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 56 when Charles Manson died, aged 83.

Charles Manson

American criminal and cult leader

Born 12 November 1934 · died 19 November 2017, aged 83

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Charles Manson 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.