Who Was Alive

Were Anwar Sadat and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Anwar Sadat and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1961 to 1981.

Anwar Sadat was 42 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 20 when Anwar Sadat died, aged 62.

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

Born 25 December 1918 · died 6 October 1981, aged 62

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
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  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Anwar Sadat
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Anwar Sadat 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.