Who Was Alive

Were Patrick White and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Patrick White and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 29 years, from 1961 to 1990.

Patrick White was 49 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 29 when Patrick White died, aged 78.

Patrick White

English-born Australian writer

Born 28 May 1912 · died 30 September 1990, aged 78

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Patrick White 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.