Who Was Alive

Were Graham Greene and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Graham Greene and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 29 years, from 1961 to 1991.

Graham Greene was 56 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 29 when Graham Greene died, aged 86.

Graham Greene

British writer, playwright and literary critic

Born 2 October 1904 · died 3 April 1991, aged 86

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Graham Greene 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.