Who Was Alive

Were Robert F. Kennedy and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Robert F. Kennedy and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 6 years, from 1961 to 1968.

Robert F. Kennedy was 35 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 6 when Robert F. Kennedy died, aged 42.

Robert F. Kennedy

American politician and lawyer

Born 20 November 1925 · died 6 June 1968, aged 42

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Robert F. Kennedy 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.