Edward VIII · Barack Obama Were Edward VIII and Barack Obama alive at the same time? Yes. Edward VIII and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1961 to 1972. Edward VIII was 67 when Barack Obama was born.Barack Obama was 10 when Edward VIII died, aged 77. Edward VIIIKing of the United Kingdom in 1936Born 23 June 1894 · died 28 May 1972, aged 77Barack Obama44th President of the United StatesBorn 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026 Albert EinsteinAdolf HitlerEdward VIIIRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack Obama Edward VIII 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.