Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Kanye West alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Kanye West were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1977 to today.

Barack Obama was 15 when Kanye West was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Kanye West

American rapper and record producer

Born 8 June 1977 · living, 49 as of September 2026

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