Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Plummer and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Plummer and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1961 to 2021.

Christopher Plummer was 31 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 59 when Christopher Plummer died, aged 91.

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

Born 13 December 1929 · died 5 February 2021, aged 91

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Christopher Plummer 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.