Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Charles Bukowski and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1961 to 1994.

Charles Bukowski was 40 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 32 when Charles Bukowski died, aged 73.

Charles Bukowski

German-American writer

Born 16 August 1920 · died 9 March 1994, aged 73

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Charles Bukowski 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.