Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Julian Assange alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Julian Assange were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1971 to today.

Barack Obama was 9 when Julian Assange was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Julian Assange

Australian editor, publisher, and activist

Born 3 July 1971 · living, 55 as of September 2026

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