Who Was Alive

Were Luis Buñuel and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Luis Buñuel and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1961 to 1983.

Luis Buñuel was 61 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 21 when Luis Buñuel died, aged 83.

Luis Buñuel

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker

Born 22 February 1900 · died 29 July 1983, aged 83

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Luis Buñuel 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.