Who Was Alive

Were Astrid Lindgren and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Astrid Lindgren and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1961 to 2002.

Astrid Lindgren was 53 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 40 when Astrid Lindgren died, aged 94.

Astrid Lindgren

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays

Born 14 November 1907 · died 28 January 2002, aged 94

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  7. Vladimir Putin
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Astrid Lindgren 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.