Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1981 to today.

Barack Obama was 20 when Meghan, Duchess of Sussex was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Member of the British royal family and Duchess of Sussex since 2018

Born 4 August 1981 · living, 45 as of September 2026

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Barack Obama and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 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.