Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Gianluigi Buffon alive at the same time?

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

Barack Obama was 16 when Gianluigi Buffon was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer

Born 28 January 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. Gianluigi Buffon
Barack Obama and Gianluigi Buffon 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.