Who Was Alive

Were Jean-Luc Godard and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Jean-Luc Godard and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1961 to 2022.

Jean-Luc Godard was 30 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 61 when Jean-Luc Godard died, aged 91.

Jean-Luc Godard

French and Swiss film director

Born 3 December 1930 · died 13 September 2022, aged 91

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Jean-Luc Godard 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.