Who Was Alive

Were Michael Clarke Duncan and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Michael Clarke Duncan and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1961 to 2012.

Michael Clarke Duncan was 3 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 51 when Michael Clarke Duncan died, aged 54.

Michael Clarke Duncan

American actor

Born 10 December 1957 · died 3 September 2012, aged 54

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Clarke Duncan
  6. Michael Jackson
  7. Barack Obama
Michael Clarke Duncan 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.