Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Shakira alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Shakira were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1977 to today.

Barack Obama was 15 when Shakira was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Shakira

Colombian singer-songwriter

Born 2 February 1977 · living, 49 as of September 2026

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