Who Was Alive

Were Edmund Hillary and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Edmund Hillary and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1961 to 2008.

Edmund Hillary was 42 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 46 when Edmund Hillary died, aged 88.

Edmund Hillary

New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist

Born 20 July 1919 · died 11 January 2008, aged 88

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Edmund Hillary
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Edmund Hillary 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.