Who Was Alive

Were Salvador Dalí and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Salvador Dalí and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1961 to 1989.

Salvador Dalí was 57 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 27 when Salvador Dalí died, aged 84.

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist

Born 11 May 1904 · died 23 January 1989, aged 84

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Salvador Dalí 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.