Who Was Alive

Were Miles Davis and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Miles Davis and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1961 to 1991.

Miles Davis was 35 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 30 when Miles Davis died, aged 65.

Miles Davis

American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer

Born 26 May 1926 · died 28 September 1991, aged 65

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Miles Davis 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.