Who Was Alive

Were Josephine Baker and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Josephine Baker and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1961 to 1975.

Josephine Baker was 55 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 13 when Josephine Baker died, aged 68.

Josephine Baker

American-born French dancer, singer and actress

Born 3 June 1906 · died 12 April 1975, aged 68

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Josephine Baker 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.