Who Was Alive

Were Giorgos Seferis and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Giorgos Seferis and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1961 to 1971.

Giorgos Seferis was 61 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 10 when Giorgos Seferis died, aged 71.

Giorgos Seferis

Greek poet and diplomat

Born 13 March 1900 · died 20 September 1971, aged 71

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Giorgos Seferis 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.