Who Was Alive

Were François Mitterrand and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. François Mitterrand and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1961 to 1996.

François Mitterrand was 44 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 34 when François Mitterrand died, aged 79.

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

Born 26 October 1916 · died 8 January 1996, aged 79

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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François Mitterrand 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.