Who Was Alive

Were Ludwig Erhard and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Ludwig Erhard and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1961 to 1977.

Ludwig Erhard was 64 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 15 when Ludwig Erhard died, aged 80.

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany

Born 4 February 1897 · died 5 May 1977, aged 80

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Ludwig Erhard 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.