Who Was Alive

Were Robert A. Heinlein and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Robert A. Heinlein and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1961 to 1988.

Robert A. Heinlein was 54 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 26 when Robert A. Heinlein died, aged 80.

Robert A. Heinlein

American author and aeronautical engineer

Born 7 July 1907 · died 8 May 1988, aged 80

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Robert A. Heinlein 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.