Who Was Alive

Were Maggie Smith and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Maggie Smith and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1961 to 2024.

Maggie Smith was 26 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 63 when Maggie Smith died, aged 89.

Maggie Smith

English actress

Born 28 December 1934 · died 27 September 2024, aged 89

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Maggie Smith 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.