Who Was Alive

Were Hu Jintao and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Hu Jintao and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Hu Jintao was 18 when Barack Obama was born.

Hu Jintao

Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

Born 21 December 1942 · living, 83 as of September 2026

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. Hu Jintao
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Hu Jintao 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.