Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Gareth Bale alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Gareth Bale were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1989 to today.

Barack Obama was 27 when Gareth Bale was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Gareth Bale

Welsh association football player

Born 16 July 1989 · living, 37 as of September 2026

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