Who Was Alive

Were Boris Yeltsin and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Boris Yeltsin and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1961 to 2007.

Boris Yeltsin was 30 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 45 when Boris Yeltsin died, aged 76.

Boris Yeltsin

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia

Born 1 February 1931 · died 23 April 2007, aged 76

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  7. Vladimir Putin
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Boris Yeltsin 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.