Who Was Alive

Were Satyajit Ray and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Satyajit Ray and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1961 to 1992.

Satyajit Ray was 40 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 30 when Satyajit Ray died, aged 70.

Satyajit Ray

Indian filmmaker and writer

Born 2 May 1921 · died 23 April 1992, aged 70

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Satyajit Ray 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.