Who Was Alive

Were Philip K. Dick and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Philip K. Dick and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1961 to 1982.

Philip K. Dick was 32 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 20 when Philip K. Dick died, aged 53.

Philip K. Dick

American science fiction author

Born 16 December 1928 · died 2 March 1982, aged 53

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Philip K. Dick 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.