Who Was Alive

Were Stan Lee and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Stan Lee and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 57 years, from 1961 to 2018.

Stan Lee was 38 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 57 when Stan Lee died, aged 95.

Stan Lee

American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer

Born 28 December 1922 · died 12 November 2018, aged 95

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Stan Lee 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.