Who Was Alive

Were Jacques Cousteau and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Jacques Cousteau and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1961 to 1997.

Jacques Cousteau was 51 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 35 when Jacques Cousteau died, aged 87.

Jacques Cousteau

French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author

Born 11 June 1910 · died 25 June 1997, aged 87

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Jacques Cousteau 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.