Who Was Alive

Were Harold Pinter and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Harold Pinter and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1961 to 2008.

Harold Pinter was 30 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 47 when Harold Pinter died, aged 78.

Harold Pinter

British playwright

Born 10 October 1930 · died 24 December 2008, aged 78

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Harold Pinter 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.