Who Was Alive

Were Idi Amin and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Idi Amin and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1961 to 2003.

Barack Obama was 42 when Idi Amin died.

Idi Amin

President of Uganda

Born 1923–1928 · died 16 August 2003

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. Idi Amin
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Idi Amin 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.