Who Was Alive

Were Menachem Begin and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Menachem Begin and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1961 to 1992.

Menachem Begin was 47 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 30 when Menachem Begin died, aged 78.

Menachem Begin

Israeli politician and former Prime Minister

Born 16 August 1913 · died 9 March 1992, aged 78

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Menachem Begin 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.