Who Was Alive

Were Maria Meneghini Callas and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Maria Meneghini Callas and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1961 to 1977.

Maria Meneghini Callas was 37 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 16 when Maria Meneghini Callas died, aged 53.

Maria Meneghini Callas

American-Greek operatic soprano

Born 2 December 1923 · died 16 September 1977, aged 53

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Maria Meneghini Callas 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.