Who Was Alive

Were Bhumibol Adulyadej and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Bhumibol Adulyadej and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1961 to 2016.

Bhumibol Adulyadej was 33 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 55 when Bhumibol Adulyadej died, aged 88.

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Former King of Thailand

Born 5 December 1927 · died 13 October 2016, aged 88

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Bhumibol Adulyadej 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.