Who Was Alive

Were Harold Wilson and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Harold Wilson and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 33 years, from 1961 to 1995.

Harold Wilson was 45 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 33 when Harold Wilson died, aged 79.

Harold Wilson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964-1970 and 1974-1976

Born 11 March 1916 · died 24 May 1995, aged 79

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Harold Wilson 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.