Who Was Alive

Were Alfred Hitchcock and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Alfred Hitchcock and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1961 to 1980.

Alfred Hitchcock was 61 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 18 when Alfred Hitchcock died, aged 80.

Alfred Hitchcock

British filmmaker

Born 13 August 1899 · died 29 April 1980, aged 80

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Alfred Hitchcock 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.