Who Was Alive

Were Charles de Gaulle and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles de Gaulle and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1961 to 1970.

Charles de Gaulle was 70 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 9 when Charles de Gaulle died, aged 79.

Charles de Gaulle

French general and statesman

Born 22 November 1890 · died 9 November 1970, aged 79

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Charles de Gaulle
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Charles de Gaulle 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.