Who Was Alive

Were Peter Sellers and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Peter Sellers and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1961 to 1980.

Peter Sellers was 35 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 18 when Peter Sellers died, aged 54.

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian

Born 8 September 1925 · died 24 July 1980, aged 54

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Peter Sellers 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.