Who Was Alive

Were Tomas Tranströmer and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Tomas Tranströmer and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1961 to 2015.

Tomas Tranströmer was 30 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 53 when Tomas Tranströmer died, aged 83.

Tomas Tranströmer

Swedish poet, psychologist and translator

Born 15 April 1931 · died 26 March 2015, aged 83

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Tomas Tranströmer 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.