Who Was Alive

Were Maria Göppert Mayer and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Maria Göppert Mayer and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1961 to 1972.

Maria Göppert Mayer was 55 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 10 when Maria Göppert Mayer died, aged 65.

Maria Göppert Mayer

German-born American theoretical physicist

Born 28 June 1906 · died 20 February 1972, aged 65

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Maria Göppert Mayer 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.