Who Was Alive

Were Eleanor Roosevelt and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Eleanor Roosevelt and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 1 years, from 1961 to 1962.

Eleanor Roosevelt was 76 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 1 when Eleanor Roosevelt died, aged 78.

Eleanor Roosevelt

American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945

Born 11 October 1884 · died 7 November 1962, aged 78

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Eleanor Roosevelt
  3. Adolf Hitler
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Eleanor Roosevelt 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.