Who Was Alive

Were Chuck Berry and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Chuck Berry and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1961 to 2017.

Chuck Berry was 34 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 55 when Chuck Berry died, aged 90.

Chuck Berry

American musician

Born 18 October 1926 · died 18 March 2017, aged 90

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Chuck Berry 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.