Who Was Alive

Were Dmitri Shostakovich and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Dmitri Shostakovich and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1961 to 1975.

Dmitri Shostakovich was 54 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 14 when Dmitri Shostakovich died, aged 68.

Dmitri Shostakovich

Soviet composer and pianist

Born 25 September 1906 · died 9 August 1975, aged 68

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Dmitri Shostakovich 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.