Who Was Alive

Were Mohammad Khatami and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Mohammad Khatami and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Mohammad Khatami was 17 when Barack Obama was born.

Mohammad Khatami

President of Iran from 1997 to 2005

Born 14 October 1943 · living, 82 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Mohammad Khatami 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.