Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Matthew McConaughey alive at the same time?

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

Barack Obama was 8 when Matthew McConaughey was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Matthew McConaughey

American actor

Born 4 November 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. Matthew McConaughey
Barack Obama and Matthew McConaughey 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.