Who Was Alive

Were Osama bin Laden and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Osama bin Laden and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1961 to 2011.

Osama bin Laden was 4 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 49 when Osama bin Laden died, aged 54.

Osama bin Laden

Founder of al-Qaeda

Born 10 March 1957 · died 2 May 2011, aged 54

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Osama bin Laden
  6. Michael Jackson
  7. Barack Obama
Osama bin Laden 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.