Who Was Alive

Were Horst Köhler and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Horst Köhler and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1961 to 2025.

Horst Köhler was 18 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 63 when Horst Köhler died, aged 81.

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

Born 22 February 1943 · died 1 February 2025, aged 81

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Horst Köhler
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Horst Köhler 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.