Who Was Alive

Were Wernher von Braun and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Wernher von Braun and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1961 to 1977.

Wernher von Braun was 49 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 15 when Wernher von Braun died, aged 65.

Wernher von Braun

German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect

Born 23 March 1912 · died 16 June 1977, aged 65

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Wernher von Braun 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.