Who Was Alive

Were Lauren Bacall and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Lauren Bacall and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1961 to 2014.

Lauren Bacall was 36 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 53 when Lauren Bacall died, aged 89.

Lauren Bacall

American actress

Born 16 September 1924 · died 12 August 2014, aged 89

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Lauren Bacall 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.