Who Was Alive

Were Winston Churchill and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Winston Churchill and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1961 to 1965.

Winston Churchill was 86 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 3 when Winston Churchill died, aged 90.

Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer

Born 30 November 1874 · died 24 January 1965, aged 90

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Winston Churchill
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Adolf Hitler
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Winston Churchill 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.