Who Was Alive

Were Halldór Laxness and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Halldór Laxness and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1961 to 1998.

Halldór Laxness was 59 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 36 when Halldór Laxness died, aged 95.

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author

Born 23 April 1902 · died 8 February 1998, aged 95

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Halldór Laxness 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.