Who Was Alive

Were John Paul I and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. John Paul I and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1961 to 1978.

John Paul I was 48 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 17 when John Paul I died, aged 65.

John Paul I

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978

Born 17 October 1912 · died 28 September 1978, aged 65

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  4. John Paul I
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John Paul I 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.