Who Was Alive

Were Nelly Sachs and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Nelly Sachs and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1961 to 1970.

Nelly Sachs was 69 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 8 when Nelly Sachs died, aged 78.

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

Born 10 December 1891 · died 12 May 1970, aged 78

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Nelly Sachs 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.