Who Was Alive

Were Kirk Douglas and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Kirk Douglas and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1961 to 2020.

Kirk Douglas was 44 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 58 when Kirk Douglas died, aged 103.

Kirk Douglas

American actor

Born 9 December 1916 · died 5 February 2020, aged 103

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Kirk Douglas 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.