Who Was Alive

Were Anna Akhmatova and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Anna Akhmatova and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 4 years, from 1961 to 1966.

Anna Akhmatova was 72 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 4 when Anna Akhmatova died, aged 76.

Anna Akhmatova

Russian poet

Born 11 June 1889 (Julian calendar) · died 5 March 1966, aged 76

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Anna Akhmatova 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.