Who Was Alive

Were William Somerset Maugham and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. William Somerset Maugham and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 4 years, from 1961 to 1965.

William Somerset Maugham was 87 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 4 when William Somerset Maugham died, aged 91.

William Somerset Maugham

English playwright and author

Born 25 January 1874 · died 16 December 1965, aged 91

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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William Somerset Maugham 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.