Who Was Alive

Were François Mauriac and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. François Mauriac and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1961 to 1970.

François Mauriac was 75 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 9 when François Mauriac died, aged 84.

François Mauriac

French writer

Born 11 October 1885 · died 1 September 1970, aged 84

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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François Mauriac 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.