Who Was Alive

Were Jimi Hendrix and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Jimi Hendrix and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1961 to 1970.

Jimi Hendrix was 18 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 9 when Jimi Hendrix died, aged 27.

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist

Born 27 November 1942 · died 18 September 1970, aged 27

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. Jimi Hendrix
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Jimi Hendrix 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.