Henry Miller · Barack Obama Were Henry Miller and Barack Obama alive at the same time? Yes. Henry Miller and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1961 to 1980. Henry Miller was 69 when Barack Obama was born.Barack Obama was 18 when Henry Miller died, aged 88. Henry MillerAmerican novelistBorn 26 December 1891 · died 7 June 1980, aged 88Barack Obama44th President of the United StatesBorn 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026 Albert EinsteinAdolf HitlerHenry MillerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack Obama Henry Miller 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.