Barack Obama & Orson Welles

Did Barack Obama and Orson Welles live at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Orson Welles lived at the same time for 24 years, from 1961 to 1985.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Barack Obama · Orson Welles · Born in 1961 · Born in 1915

Barack Obama

Politics & Leadership

44th US President, first African American president

Orson Welles

Film & Entertainment

Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds broadcast

19152026

Barack Obama

Orson Welles

Barack Obama

Politics & Leadership

Born in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Orson Welles

Film & Entertainment

Born in Kenosha

Died in Los Angeles

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
Orson Welles — Wikipedia
Orson Welles (Q24829) — Wikidata