Who Was Alive

Were Naguib Mahfouz and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Naguib Mahfouz and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1961 to 2006.

Naguib Mahfouz was 49 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 45 when Naguib Mahfouz died, aged 94.

Naguib Mahfouz

Egyptian writer

Born 11 December 1911 · died 30 August 2006, aged 94

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Naguib Mahfouz 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.