Who Was Alive

Were Ray Bradbury and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Ray Bradbury and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1961 to 2012.

Ray Bradbury was 40 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 50 when Ray Bradbury died, aged 91.

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

Born 22 August 1920 · died 5 June 2012, aged 91

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Ray Bradbury 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.