Who Was Alive

Were Julius Nyerere and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Julius Nyerere and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1961 to 1999.

Julius Nyerere was 39 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 38 when Julius Nyerere died, aged 77.

Julius Nyerere

Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania

Born 13 April 1922 · died 14 October 1999, aged 77

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Julius Nyerere 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.