Who Was Alive

Were Louis Armstrong and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis Armstrong and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1961 to 1971.

Louis Armstrong was 60 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 9 when Louis Armstrong died, aged 69.

Louis Armstrong

American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer

Born 4 August 1901 · died 6 July 1971, aged 69

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Louis Armstrong 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.