Who Was Alive

Were Oscar Niemeyer and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Oscar Niemeyer and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1961 to 2012.

Oscar Niemeyer was 53 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 51 when Oscar Niemeyer died, aged 104.

Oscar Niemeyer

Brazilian architect

Born 15 December 1907 · died 5 December 2012, aged 104

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Oscar Niemeyer 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.