Who Was Alive

Were Muhammad Ali and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Muhammad Ali and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1961 to 2016.

Muhammad Ali was 19 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 54 when Muhammad Ali died, aged 74.

Muhammad Ali

American boxer

Born 17 January 1942 · died 3 June 2016, aged 74

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Muhammad Ali
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Muhammad Ali 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.