Who Was Alive

Were Ferdinand Marcos and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdinand Marcos and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1961 to 1989.

Ferdinand Marcos was 43 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 28 when Ferdinand Marcos died, aged 72.

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

Born 11 September 1917 · died 28 September 1989, aged 72

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Ferdinand Marcos 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.