Who Was Alive

Were Jim Morrison and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Jim Morrison and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1961 to 1971.

Jim Morrison was 17 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 9 when Jim Morrison died, aged 27.

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors

Born 8 December 1943 · died 3 July 1971, aged 27

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Jim Morrison 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.