Who Was Alive

Were Haile Selassie I and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Haile Selassie I and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1961 to 1975.

Haile Selassie I was 69 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 14 when Haile Selassie I died, aged 83.

Haile Selassie I

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

Born 23 July 1892 · died 27 August 1975, aged 83

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
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  3. Haile Selassie I
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  5. Nelson Mandela
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Haile Selassie I 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.