Who Was Alive

Were Gene Wilder and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Gene Wilder and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1961 to 2016.

Gene Wilder was 28 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 55 when Gene Wilder died, aged 83.

Gene Wilder

American actor

Born 11 June 1933 · died 29 August 2016, aged 83

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Gene Wilder 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.