Who Was Alive

Were Carl Sagan and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Carl Sagan and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1961 to 1996.

Carl Sagan was 26 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 35 when Carl Sagan died, aged 62.

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author

Born 9 November 1934 · died 20 December 1996, aged 62

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Carl Sagan 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.