Who Was Alive

Were Diego Maradona and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Diego Maradona and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1961 to 2020.

Diego Maradona was under a year old when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 59 when Diego Maradona died, aged 60.

Diego Maradona

Argentine football player and manager

Born 30 October 1960 · died 25 November 2020, aged 60

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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