Who Was Alive

Were Lech Kaczyński and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Lech Kaczyński and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1961 to 2010.

Lech Kaczyński was 12 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 48 when Lech Kaczyński died, aged 60.

Lech Kaczyński

Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of Poland

Born 18 June 1949 · died 10 April 2010, aged 60

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Lech Kaczyński 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.