Who Was Alive

Were Carrie Fisher and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Carrie Fisher and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1961 to 2016.

Carrie Fisher was 4 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 55 when Carrie Fisher died, aged 60.

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter

Born 21 October 1956 · died 27 December 2016, aged 60

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Carrie Fisher
  6. Michael Jackson
  7. Barack Obama
Carrie Fisher 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.