Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Louis de Funès and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1961 to 1983.

Louis de Funès was 47 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 21 when Louis de Funès died, aged 68.

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

Born 31 July 1914 · died 27 January 1983, aged 68

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Louis de Funès 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.