Who Was Alive

Were Sidney Poitier and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Sidney Poitier and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1961 to 2022.

Sidney Poitier was 34 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 60 when Sidney Poitier died, aged 94.

Sidney Poitier

Bahamian and American actor and diplomat

Born 20 February 1927 · died 6 January 2022, aged 94

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Sidney Poitier
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  7. Vladimir Putin
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Sidney Poitier 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.