Who Was Alive

Were Neil Armstrong and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Neil Armstrong and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1961 to 2012.

Neil Armstrong was 30 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 51 when Neil Armstrong died, aged 82.

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer

Born 5 August 1930 · died 25 August 2012, aged 82

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. Neil Armstrong
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Neil Armstrong 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.