Who Was Alive

Were Salvador Allende and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Salvador Allende and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1961 to 1973.

Salvador Allende was 53 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 12 when Salvador Allende died, aged 65.

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973

Born 26 June 1908 · died 11 September 1973, aged 65

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Salvador Allende 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.