Who Was Alive

Were Elinor Ostrom and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Elinor Ostrom and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1961 to 2012.

Elinor Ostrom was 27 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 50 when Elinor Ostrom died, aged 78.

Elinor Ostrom

American political economist

Born 7 August 1933 · died 12 June 2012, aged 78

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Elinor Ostrom 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.