Who Was Alive

Were Ferenc Puskás and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferenc Puskás and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1961 to 2006.

Ferenc Puskás was 34 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 45 when Ferenc Puskás died, aged 79.

Ferenc Puskás

Hungarian association football player

Born 1 April 1927 · died 17 November 2006, aged 79

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Ferenc Puskás 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.