Who Was Alive

Were Paul VI and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Paul VI was 63 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 17 when Paul VI died, aged 80.

Paul VI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

Born 26 September 1897 · died 6 August 1978, aged 80

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Paul VI 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.