Who Was Alive

Were Mary Pickford and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Mary Pickford and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1961 to 1979.

Mary Pickford was 69 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 17 when Mary Pickford died, aged 87.

Mary Pickford

Canadian actress and producer

Born 8 April 1892 · died 29 May 1979, aged 87

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Mary Pickford 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.