Who Was Alive

Were Enver Hoxha and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Enver Hoxha and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1961 to 1985.

Enver Hoxha was 52 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 23 when Enver Hoxha died, aged 76.

Enver Hoxha

Former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania

Born 16 October 1908 · died 11 April 1985, aged 76

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Enver Hoxha 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.