Who Was Alive

Were Ella Fitzgerald and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Ella Fitzgerald and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1961 to 1996.

Ella Fitzgerald was 44 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 34 when Ella Fitzgerald died, aged 79.

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer

Born 25 April 1917 · died 15 June 1996, aged 79

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Ella Fitzgerald 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.