Who Was Alive

Were Simone de Beauvoir and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Simone de Beauvoir and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1961 to 1986.

Simone de Beauvoir was 53 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 24 when Simone de Beauvoir died, aged 78.

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist

Born 9 January 1908 · died 14 April 1986, aged 78

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Simone de Beauvoir 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.