Who Was Alive

Were Norodom Sihanouk and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Norodom Sihanouk was 38 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 51 when Norodom Sihanouk died, aged 89.

Norodom Sihanouk

Cambodian monarch and politician

Born 31 October 1922 · died 15 October 2012, aged 89

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Norodom Sihanouk 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.