Who Was Alive

Were Golda Meir and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Golda Meir and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1961 to 1978.

Golda Meir was 63 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 17 when Golda Meir died, aged 80.

Golda Meir

Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974

Born 3 May 1898 · died 8 December 1978, aged 80

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Golda Meir 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.