Who Was Alive

Were F. W. de Klerk and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. F. W. de Klerk and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1961 to 2021.

F. W. de Klerk was 25 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 60 when F. W. de Klerk died, aged 85.

F. W. de Klerk

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

Born 18 March 1936 · died 11 November 2021, aged 85

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. F. W. de Klerk
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
F. W. de Klerk 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.