Who Was Alive

Were Lev Landau and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Lev Landau and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 6 years, from 1961 to 1968.

Lev Landau was 53 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 6 when Lev Landau died, aged 60.

Lev Landau

Soviet theoretical physicist

Born 9 January 1908 (Julian calendar) · died 1 April 1968, aged 60

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Lev Landau 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.