Who Was Alive

Were Friedrich Hayek and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Friedrich Hayek and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1961 to 1992.

Friedrich Hayek was 62 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 30 when Friedrich Hayek died, aged 92.

Friedrich Hayek

Austrian and British economist

Born 8 May 1899 · died 23 March 1992, aged 92

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Friedrich Hayek 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.