Who Was Alive

Were Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1961 to 2024.

Jimmy Carter was 36 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 63 when Jimmy Carter died, aged 100.

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

Born 1 October 1924 · died 29 December 2024, aged 100

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Jimmy Carter 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.