Who Was Alive

Were John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1961 to 1963.

John F. Kennedy was 44 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 2 when John F. Kennedy died, aged 46.

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

Born 29 May 1917 · died 22 November 1963, aged 46

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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John F. Kennedy 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.