Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Linus Torvalds alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Linus Torvalds were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1969 to today.

Barack Obama was 8 when Linus Torvalds was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Linus Torvalds

Finnish software engineer

Born 28 December 1969 · living, 56 as of September 2026

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