Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Michael Jordan alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Michael Jordan were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1963 to today.

Barack Obama was 1 when Michael Jordan was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman

Born 17 February 1963 · living, 63 as of September 2026

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