Who Was Alive

Were Chiang Kai-shek and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Chiang Kai-shek and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1961 to 1975.

Chiang Kai-shek was 73 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 13 when Chiang Kai-shek died, aged 87.

Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC

Born 31 October 1887 · died 5 April 1975, aged 87

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Chiang Kai-shek 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.