Who Was Alive

Were Huang Xianfan and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Huang Xianfan and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1961 to 1982.

Huang Xianfan was 61 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 20 when Huang Xianfan died, aged 82.

Huang Xianfan

Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator

Born 13 November 1899 · died 18 January 1982, aged 82

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Huang Xianfan 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.