Who Was Alive

Were Jorge Luis Borges and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Jorge Luis Borges and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1961 to 1986.

Jorge Luis Borges was 61 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 24 when Jorge Luis Borges died, aged 86.

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator

Born 24 August 1899 · died 14 June 1986, aged 86

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Jorge Luis Borges 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.