Who Was Alive

Were Anna Politkovskaya and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Anna Politkovskaya and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1961 to 2006.

Anna Politkovskaya was 2 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 45 when Anna Politkovskaya died, aged 48.

Anna Politkovskaya

Russian journalist

Born 30 August 1958 · died 7 October 2006, aged 48

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Anna Politkovskaya
  7. Barack Obama
Anna Politkovskaya 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.