Who Was Alive

Were Ian Fleming and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Ian Fleming and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1961 to 1964.

Ian Fleming was 53 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 3 when Ian Fleming died, aged 56.

Ian Fleming

British author

Born 28 May 1908 · died 12 August 1964, aged 56

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Ian Fleming 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.