Who Was Alive

Were Margaret Atwood and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Margaret Atwood and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Margaret Atwood was 21 when Barack Obama was born.

Margaret Atwood

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor

Born 18 November 1939 · living, 86 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Margaret Atwood 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.