Who Was Alive

Were Shirin Ebadi and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Shirin Ebadi was 14 when Barack Obama was born.

Shirin Ebadi

Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

Born 21 June 1947 · living, 79 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Shirin Ebadi 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.