Who Was Alive

Were Rita Levi-Montalcini and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Rita Levi-Montalcini and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1961 to 2012.

Rita Levi-Montalcini was 52 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 51 when Rita Levi-Montalcini died, aged 103.

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist

Born 22 April 1909 · died 30 December 2012, aged 103

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Rita Levi-Montalcini 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.