Who Was Alive

Were Édith Piaf and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Édith Piaf and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1961 to 1963.

Édith Piaf was 45 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 2 when Édith Piaf died, aged 47.

Édith Piaf

French singer

Born 19 December 1915 · died 10 October 1963, aged 47

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  4. Édith Piaf
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Édith Piaf 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.