Who Was Alive

Were Vivien Leigh and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Vivien Leigh and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1961 to 1967.

Vivien Leigh was 47 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 5 when Vivien Leigh died, aged 53.

Vivien Leigh

British actress

Born 5 November 1913 · died 8 July 1967, aged 53

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Vivien Leigh
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Vivien Leigh 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.