Who Was Alive

Were Roald Dahl and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Roald Dahl and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 29 years, from 1961 to 1990.

Roald Dahl was 44 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 29 when Roald Dahl died, aged 74.

Roald Dahl

British writer and poet

Born 13 September 1916 · died 23 November 1990, aged 74

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Roald Dahl 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.