Who Was Alive

Were Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1961 to 2020.

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was 35 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 59 when Valéry Giscard d'Estaing died, aged 94.

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

French official and politician

Born 2 February 1926 · died 2 December 2020, aged 94

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 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.