Who Was Alive

Were Islam Karimov and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Islam Karimov was 23 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 55 when Islam Karimov died, aged 78.

Islam Karimov

1st President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Born 30 January 1938 · died 2 September 2016, aged 78

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Islam Karimov 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.