Who Was Alive

Were Albert Schweitzer and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Schweitzer and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 4 years, from 1961 to 1965.

Albert Schweitzer was 86 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 4 when Albert Schweitzer died, aged 90.

Albert Schweitzer

French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher

Born 14 January 1875 · died 4 September 1965, aged 90

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Schweitzer
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Adolf Hitler
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Albert Schweitzer 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.