Who Was Alive

Were Barbara McClintock and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Barbara McClintock and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1961 to 1992.

Barbara McClintock was 59 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 31 when Barbara McClintock died, aged 90.

Barbara McClintock

American scientist and cytogeneticist

Born 16 June 1902 · died 2 September 1992, aged 90

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Barbara McClintock 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.