Who Was Alive

Were Mohammad Reza I of Iran and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Mohammad Reza I of Iran and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1961 to 1980.

Mohammad Reza I of Iran was 41 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 18 when Mohammad Reza I of Iran died, aged 60.

Mohammad Reza I of Iran

Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979

Born 26 October 1919 · died 27 July 1980, aged 60

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Mohammad Reza I of Iran 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.