Who Was Alive

Were René Magritte and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. René Magritte and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 6 years, from 1961 to 1967.

René Magritte was 62 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 6 when René Magritte died, aged 68.

René Magritte

Belgian surrealist

Born 21 November 1898 · died 15 August 1967, aged 68

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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René Magritte 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.