Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Eminem alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Eminem were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1972 to today.

Barack Obama was 11 when Eminem was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor

Born 17 October 1972 · living, 53 as of September 2026

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