Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Jacinda Ardern alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Jacinda Ardern were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1980 to today.

Barack Obama was 18 when Jacinda Ardern was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Jacinda Ardern

Prime Minister of New Zealand

Born 26 July 1980 · living, 46 as of September 2026

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