Who Was Alive

Were Charles Bronson and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles Bronson and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1961 to 2003.

Charles Bronson was 39 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 42 when Charles Bronson died, aged 81.

Charles Bronson

American actor

Born 3 November 1921 · died 30 August 2003, aged 81

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Charles Bronson 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.