Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Edward Snowden alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Edward Snowden were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1983 to today.

Barack Obama was 21 when Edward Snowden was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Edward Snowden

American whistleblower and former NSA contractor

Born 21 June 1983 · living, 43 as of September 2026

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