Who Was Alive

Were Chingiz Aĭtmatov and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Chingiz Aĭtmatov and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1961 to 2008.

Chingiz Aĭtmatov was 32 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 46 when Chingiz Aĭtmatov died, aged 79.

Chingiz Aĭtmatov

Soviet and Kyrgyz author

Born 12 December 1928 · died 10 June 2008, aged 79

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Chingiz Aĭtmatov 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.