Who Was Alive

Were Diana, Princess of Wales and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Diana, Princess of Wales and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1961 to 1997.

Diana, Princess of Wales was under a year old when Barack Obama was born.

Both were 36 when Diana, Princess of Wales died.

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales

Born 1 July 1961 · died 31 August 1997, aged 36

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. Diana, Princess of Wales
  7. Barack Obama
Diana, Princess of Wales 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.