Who Was Alive

Were Georges Pompidou and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Georges Pompidou and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1961 to 1974.

Georges Pompidou was 50 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 12 when Georges Pompidou died, aged 62.

Georges Pompidou

President of France from 1969 to 1974

Born 5 July 1911 · died 2 April 1974, aged 62

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Georges Pompidou
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Georges Pompidou 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.