Who Was Alive

Were Jawaharlal Nehru and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Jawaharlal Nehru and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1961 to 1964.

Jawaharlal Nehru was 71 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 2 when Jawaharlal Nehru died, aged 74.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

Born 14 November 1889 · died 27 May 1964, aged 74

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Jawaharlal Nehru 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.