Who Was Alive

Were Roger Ebert and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Roger Ebert and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1961 to 2013.

Roger Ebert was 19 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 51 when Roger Ebert died, aged 70.

Roger Ebert

American film critic and author

Born 18 June 1942 · died 4 April 2013, aged 70

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Roger Ebert 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.