Who Was Alive

Were Coco Chanel and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Coco Chanel and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1961 to 1971.

Coco Chanel was 77 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 9 when Coco Chanel died, aged 87.

Coco Chanel

French fashion designer

Born 19 August 1883 · died 10 January 1971, aged 87

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Coco Chanel 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.