Who Was Alive

Were Leonard Cohen and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonard Cohen and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1961 to 2016.

Leonard Cohen was 26 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 55 when Leonard Cohen died, aged 82.

Leonard Cohen

Canadian singer, songwriter and poet

Born 21 September 1934 · died 7 November 2016, aged 82

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Leonard Cohen 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.