Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Beyoncé alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Beyoncé were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1981 to today.

Barack Obama was 20 when Beyoncé was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Beyoncé

American singer-songwriter

Born 4 September 1981 · living, 45 as of September 2026

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Beyoncé
Barack Obama and Beyoncé 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.