Who Was Alive

Were George H. W. Bush and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. George H. W. Bush and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 57 years, from 1961 to 2018.

George H. W. Bush was 37 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 57 when George H. W. Bush died, aged 94.

George H. W. Bush

41st President of the United States

Born 12 June 1924 · died 30 November 2018, aged 94

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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George H. W. Bush 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.