Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Jimmy Wales alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Jimmy Wales were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1966 to today.

Barack Obama was 5 when Jimmy Wales was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia

Born 7 August 1966 · living, 60 as of September 2026

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