Who Was Alive

Were Pablo Neruda and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Pablo Neruda and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1961 to 1973.

Pablo Neruda was 57 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 12 when Pablo Neruda died, aged 69.

Pablo Neruda

Chilean poet and politician

Born 12 July 1904 · died 23 September 1973, aged 69

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Pablo Neruda 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.