Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Abiy Ahmed alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Abiy Ahmed were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1976 to today.

Barack Obama was 15 when Abiy Ahmed was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Abiy Ahmed

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

Born 15 August 1976 · living, 50 as of September 2026

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