Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Karim Benzema alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Karim Benzema were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1987 to today.

Barack Obama was 26 when Karim Benzema was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Karim Benzema

French footballer

Born 19 December 1987 · living, 38 as of September 2026

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