Barack Obama & Jesse Owens

Did Barack Obama and Jesse Owens live at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Jesse Owens lived at the same time for 19 years, from 1961 to 1980.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Barack Obama · Jesse Owens · Born in 1961 · Born in 1913

Barack Obama

Politics & Leadership

44th US President, first African American president

Jesse Owens

4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics

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Barack Obama

Jesse Owens

Barack Obama

Politics & Leadership

Born in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Jesse Owens

Sports

Born in Oakville

Died in Tucson

World Events During Their Overlap

1961 Berlin Wall constructed

1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

1963 Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

1964 Civil Rights Act signed in the United States

1969 Apollo 11: first humans walk on the Moon

1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and independence

1973 1973 oil crisis

1975 Fall of Saigon; Vietnam War ends

1979 Iranian Revolution

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Sources

Barack Obama — Wikipedia
Barack Obama (Q76) — Wikidata
Jesse Owens — Wikipedia
Jesse Owens (Q52651) — Wikidata