Who Was Alive

Were Hans Bethe and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Hans Bethe and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1961 to 2005.

Hans Bethe was 55 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 43 when Hans Bethe died, aged 98.

Hans Bethe

German-American nuclear physicist

Born 2 July 1906 · died 6 March 2005, aged 98

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Hans Bethe 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.