Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and James Gandolfini alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and James Gandolfini were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1961 to 2013.

Barack Obama was under a year old when James Gandolfini was born.

Both were 51 when James Gandolfini died.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

James Gandolfini

American actor

Born 18 September 1961 · died 19 June 2013, aged 51

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