Who Was Alive

Were Nicolae Ceaușescu and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Nicolae Ceaușescu and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1961 to 1989.

Nicolae Ceaușescu was 43 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 28 when Nicolae Ceaușescu died, aged 71.

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Dictator of Romania from 1965 to 1989

Born 26 January 1918 · died 25 December 1989, aged 71

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  4. Nicolae Ceaușescu
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  7. Vladimir Putin
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Nicolae Ceaușescu 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.