Who Was Alive

Were William Lawrence Bragg and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. William Lawrence Bragg and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1961 to 1971.

William Lawrence Bragg was 71 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 9 when William Lawrence Bragg died, aged 81.

William Lawrence Bragg

Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer

Born 31 March 1890 · died 1 July 1971, aged 81

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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William Lawrence Bragg 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.