Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and J. K. Rowling alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and J. K. Rowling were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1965 to today.

Barack Obama was 3 when J. K. Rowling was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

J. K. Rowling

English author

Born 31 July 1965 · living, 61 as of September 2026

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