Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Kim Jong-un alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Kim Jong-un were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1984 to today.

Barack Obama was 22 when Kim Jong-un was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Kim Jong-un

Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011

Born 8 January 1984 · living, 42 as of September 2026

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Kim Jong-un
Barack Obama and Kim Jong-un 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.