Who Was Alive

Were Octavio Paz and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Octavio Paz and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1961 to 1998.

Octavio Paz was 47 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 36 when Octavio Paz died, aged 84.

Octavio Paz

Mexican writer, poet an diplomat

Born 31 March 1914 · died 19 April 1998, aged 84

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Octavio Paz 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.