Who Was Alive

Were Konrad Adenauer and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Konrad Adenauer and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1961 to 1967.

Konrad Adenauer was 85 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 5 when Konrad Adenauer died, aged 91.

Konrad Adenauer

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU

Born 5 January 1876 · died 19 April 1967, aged 91

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Konrad Adenauer
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Adolf Hitler
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Konrad Adenauer 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.