Who Was Alive

Were Toshirō Mifune and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Toshirō Mifune and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1961 to 1997.

Toshirō Mifune was 41 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 36 when Toshirō Mifune died, aged 77.

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor

Born 1 April 1920 · died 24 December 1997, aged 77

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Toshirō Mifune 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.