Who Was Alive

Were Janis Joplin and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Janis Joplin and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1961 to 1970.

Janis Joplin was 18 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 9 when Janis Joplin died, aged 27.

Janis Joplin

American singer

Born 19 January 1943 · died 4 October 1970, aged 27

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Janis Joplin 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.