Who Was Alive

Were Shinzō Abe and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Shinzō Abe and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1961 to 2022.

Shinzō Abe was 6 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 60 when Shinzō Abe died, aged 67.

Shinzō Abe

Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020

Born 21 September 1954 · died 8 July 2022, aged 67

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  8. Barack Obama
Shinzō Abe 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.