Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Leymah Gbowee alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Leymah Gbowee were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1972 to today.

Barack Obama was 10 when Leymah Gbowee was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Leymah Gbowee

Liberian peace activist

Born 1 February 1972 · living, 54 as of September 2026

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