Who Was Alive

Were Greta Garbo and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Greta Garbo and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1961 to 1990.

Greta Garbo was 55 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 28 when Greta Garbo died, aged 84.

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress

Born 18 September 1905 · died 15 April 1990, aged 84

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Greta Garbo 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.