Who Was Alive

Were W. H. Auden and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. W. H. Auden and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1961 to 1973.

W. H. Auden was 54 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 12 when W. H. Auden died, aged 66.

W. H. Auden

British-American poet

Born 21 February 1907 · died 29 September 1973, aged 66

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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W. H. Auden 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.