Who Was Alive

Were Claude Simon and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Claude Simon and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1961 to 2005.

Claude Simon was 47 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 43 when Claude Simon died, aged 91.

Claude Simon

French writer

Born 10 October 1913 · died 6 July 2005, aged 91

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Claude Simon 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.