Who Was Alive

Were Bette Davis and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Bette Davis and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1961 to 1989.

Bette Davis was 53 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 28 when Bette Davis died, aged 81.

Bette Davis

American actress

Born 5 April 1908 · died 6 October 1989, aged 81

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Bette Davis 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.