Who Was Alive

Were Hideki Yukawa and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Hideki Yukawa and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1961 to 1981.

Hideki Yukawa was 54 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 20 when Hideki Yukawa died, aged 74.

Hideki Yukawa

Japanese theoretical physicist

Born 23 January 1907 · died 8 September 1981, aged 74

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Hideki Yukawa 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.