Camilo José Cela · Barack Obama Were Camilo José Cela and Barack Obama alive at the same time? Yes. Camilo José Cela and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1961 to 2002. Camilo José Cela was 45 when Barack Obama was born.Barack Obama was 40 when Camilo José Cela died, aged 85. Camilo José CelaSpanish writerBorn 11 May 1916 · died 17 January 2002, aged 85Barack Obama44th President of the United StatesBorn 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026 Albert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganCamilo José CelaNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack Obama Camilo José Cela 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.