Who Was Alive

Were Pär Lagerkvist and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Pär Lagerkvist and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1961 to 1974.

Pär Lagerkvist was 70 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 12 when Pär Lagerkvist died, aged 83.

Pär Lagerkvist

Swedish writer

Born 23 May 1891 · died 11 July 1974, aged 83

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Pär Lagerkvist 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.