Who Was Alive

Were Peter O'Toole and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Peter O'Toole and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1961 to 2013.

Peter O'Toole was 29 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 52 when Peter O'Toole died, aged 81.

Peter O'Toole

British-Irish actor

Born 2 August 1932 · died 14 December 2013, aged 81

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Peter O'Toole 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.