Who Was Alive

Were Anaïs Nin and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Anaïs Nin and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1961 to 1977.

Anaïs Nin was 58 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 15 when Anaïs Nin died, aged 73.

Anaïs Nin

French-born American author

Born 21 February 1903 · died 14 January 1977, aged 73

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Anaïs Nin 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.