Who Was Alive

Were António de Oliveira Salazar and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. António de Oliveira Salazar and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1961 to 1970.

António de Oliveira Salazar was 72 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 8 when António de Oliveira Salazar died, aged 81.

António de Oliveira Salazar

Prime Minister of Portugal

Born 28 April 1889 · died 27 July 1970, aged 81

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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António de Oliveira Salazar 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.