Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Kimi Räikkönen alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Kimi Räikkönen were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1979 to today.

Barack Obama was 18 when Kimi Räikkönen was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish racing driver

Born 17 October 1979 · living, 46 as of September 2026

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