Who Was Alive

Were Raúl Castro and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Raúl Castro and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Raúl Castro was 30 when Barack Obama was born.

Raúl Castro

Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba

Born 3 June 1931 · living, 95 as of September 2026

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. Raúl Castro
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Raúl Castro 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.