Who Was Alive

Were Tenzing Norgay and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Tenzing Norgay and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1961 to 1986.

Tenzing Norgay was 47 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 24 when Tenzing Norgay died, aged 71 or 72.

Tenzing Norgay

Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer

Born 1–31 May 1914 · died 9 May 1986, aged 71 or 72

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  4. Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay 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.