Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Didier Drogba alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Didier Drogba were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1978 to today.

Barack Obama was 16 when Didier Drogba was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

Born 11 March 1978 · living, 48 as of September 2026

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