Who Was Alive

Were Richard Nixon and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Richard Nixon and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1961 to 1994.

Richard Nixon was 48 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 32 when Richard Nixon died, aged 81.

Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

Born 9 January 1913 · died 22 April 1994, aged 81

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Richard Nixon 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.