Who Was Alive

Were Madeleine Albright and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Madeleine Albright and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1961 to 2022.

Madeleine Albright was 24 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 60 when Madeleine Albright died, aged 84.

Madeleine Albright

United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001

Born 15 May 1937 · died 23 March 2022, aged 84

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Madeleine Albright 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.