Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Ilham Aliyev alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Ilham Aliyev were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1961 to today.

Barack Obama was under a year old when Ilham Aliyev was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Ilham Aliyev

President of Azerbaijan since 2003

Born 24 December 1961 · living, 64 as of September 2026

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Ilham Aliyev
Barack Obama and Ilham Aliyev 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.