Who Was Alive

Were Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1961 to 1970.

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was 72 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 9 when Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman died, aged 82.

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

Indian physicist

Born 7 November 1888 · died 21 November 1970, aged 82

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman 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.