Who Was Alive

Were Louis de Broglie and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis de Broglie and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 1961 to 1987.

Louis de Broglie was 68 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 25 when Louis de Broglie died, aged 94.

Louis de Broglie

Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

Born 15 August 1892 · died 19 March 1987, aged 94

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Louis de Broglie 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.