Who Was Alive

Were Isaac Asimov and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Isaac Asimov and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1961 to 1992.

Isaac Asimov was 41 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 30 when Isaac Asimov died, aged 72.

Isaac Asimov

American writer and biochemist

Born 1919–1920 · died 6 April 1992, aged 72

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. Nelson Mandela
  5. Isaac Asimov
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Isaac Asimov 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.