Who Was Alive

Were Steven Weinberg and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Steven Weinberg and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1961 to 2021.

Steven Weinberg was 28 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 59 when Steven Weinberg died, aged 88.

Steven Weinberg

American theoretical physicist

Born 3 May 1933 · died 23 July 2021, aged 88

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Steven Weinberg 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.