Who Was Alive

Were Haruki Murakami and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Haruki Murakami and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Haruki Murakami was 12 when Barack Obama was born.

Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer

Born 12 January 1949 · living, 77 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Nelson Mandela
  4. Donald Trump
  5. Haruki Murakami
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Haruki Murakami 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.