Who Was Alive

Were Douglas MacArthur and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Douglas MacArthur and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1961 to 1964.

Douglas MacArthur was 81 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 2 when Douglas MacArthur died, aged 84.

Douglas MacArthur

United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea

Born 26 January 1880 · died 5 April 1964, aged 84

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Douglas MacArthur 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.