Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Malala Yousafzai alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Malala Yousafzai were alive at the same time for 29 years, from 1997 to today.

Barack Obama was 35 when Malala Yousafzai was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

Born 12 July 1997 · living, 29 as of September 2026

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