Who Was Alive

Were Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1961 to 2021.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was 40 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 59 when Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died, aged 99.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

Born 10 June 1921 · died 9 April 2021, aged 99

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 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.