Who Was Alive

Were Bing Crosby and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Bing Crosby and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1961 to 1977.

Bing Crosby was 58 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 16 when Bing Crosby died, aged 74.

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor

Born 3 May 1903 · died 14 October 1977, aged 74

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Bing Crosby 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.