Who Was Alive

Were J. D. Salinger and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. J. D. Salinger and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1961 to 2010.

J. D. Salinger was 42 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 48 when J. D. Salinger died, aged 91.

J. D. Salinger

American author

Born 1 January 1919 · died 27 January 2010, aged 91

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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J. D. Salinger 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.