Who Was Alive

Were Kurt Waldheim and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Kurt Waldheim and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1961 to 2007.

Kurt Waldheim was 42 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 45 when Kurt Waldheim died, aged 88.

Kurt Waldheim

Austrian politician and diplomat

Born 21 December 1918 · died 14 June 2007, aged 88

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Kurt Waldheim 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.