Who Was Alive

Were Fidel Castro and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Fidel Castro and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1961 to 2016.

Fidel Castro was 34 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 55 when Fidel Castro died, aged 90.

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician, author and revolutionary

Born 13 August 1926 · died 25 November 2016, aged 90

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
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  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Fidel Castro
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Fidel Castro 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.