Who Was Alive

Were Linus Pauling and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Linus Pauling and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 33 years, from 1961 to 1994.

Linus Pauling was 60 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 33 when Linus Pauling died, aged 93.

Linus Pauling

American scientist

Born 28 February 1901 · died 19 August 1994, aged 93

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Linus Pauling
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Nelson Mandela
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  7. Vladimir Putin
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Linus Pauling 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.