Who Was Alive

Were Dorothy Hodgkin and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Dorothy Hodgkin and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1961 to 1994.

Dorothy Hodgkin was 51 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 32 when Dorothy Hodgkin died, aged 84.

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

Born 12 May 1910 · died 29 July 1994, aged 84

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  3. Dorothy Hodgkin
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  7. Vladimir Putin
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Dorothy Hodgkin 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.