Who Was Alive

Were Indira Gandhi and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Indira Gandhi and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1961 to 1984.

Indira Gandhi was 43 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 23 when Indira Gandhi died, aged 66.

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India

Born 19 November 1917 · died 31 October 1984, aged 66

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Indira Gandhi 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.