Who Was Alive

Were Judy Garland and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Judy Garland and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 7 years, from 1961 to 1969.

Judy Garland was 39 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 7 when Judy Garland died, aged 47.

Judy Garland

American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian

Born 10 June 1922 · died 22 June 1969, aged 47

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Judy Garland 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.