Who Was Alive

Were Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1961 to 2015.

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was 37 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 53 when Abdullah of Saudi Arabia died, aged 90.

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015

Born 1 August 1924 · died 23 January 2015, aged 90

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. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia 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.