Who Was Alive

Were Erich Maria Remarque and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Erich Maria Remarque and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1961 to 1970.

Erich Maria Remarque was 63 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 9 when Erich Maria Remarque died, aged 72.

Erich Maria Remarque

German-born novelist

Born 22 June 1898 · died 25 September 1970, aged 72

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Erich Maria Remarque 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.