Who Was Alive

Were Tennessee Williams and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Tennessee Williams and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1961 to 1983.

Tennessee Williams was 50 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 21 when Tennessee Williams died, aged 71.

Tennessee Williams

American playwright

Born 26 March 1911 · died 25 February 1983, aged 71

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Tennessee Williams 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.