Who Was Alive

Were Tenzin Gyatso and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Tenzin Gyatso and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Tenzin Gyatso was 26 when Barack Obama was born.

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetans

Born 6 July 1935 · living, 91 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Tenzin Gyatso 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.