Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Rishi Sunak alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Rishi Sunak were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1980 to today.

Barack Obama was 18 when Rishi Sunak was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024

Born 12 May 1980 · living, 46 as of September 2026

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