Who Was Alive

Were Julio Cortázar and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Julio Cortázar and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1961 to 1984.

Julio Cortázar was 46 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 22 when Julio Cortázar died, aged 69.

Julio Cortázar

Argentine writer and translator

Born 26 August 1914 · died 12 February 1984, aged 69

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
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  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Julio Cortázar
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  7. Vladimir Putin
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Julio Cortázar 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.