Who Was Alive

Were Georgy Zhukov and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Georgy Zhukov and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1961 to 1974.

Georgy Zhukov was 64 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 12 when Georgy Zhukov died, aged 77.

Georgy Zhukov

Marshal of the Soviet Union

Born 2 December 1896 · died 18 June 1974, aged 77

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Georgy Zhukov 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.