Who Was Alive

Were Elizabeth II and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Elizabeth II and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1961 to 2022.

Elizabeth II was 35 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 61 when Elizabeth II died, aged 96.

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

Born 21 April 1926 · died 8 September 2022, aged 96

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. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Elizabeth II
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Elizabeth II 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.