Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Nadia Comăneci alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Nadia Comăneci were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1961 to today.

Barack Obama was under a year old when Nadia Comăneci was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

Born 12 November 1961 · living, 64 as of September 2026

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