Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Lionel Messi alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Lionel Messi were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1987 to today.

Barack Obama was 25 when Lionel Messi was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player

Born 24 June 1987 · living, 39 as of September 2026

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