Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Usain Bolt alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Usain Bolt were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1986 to today.

Barack Obama was 25 when Usain Bolt was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter

Born 21 August 1986 · living, 40 as of September 2026

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  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Usain Bolt
Barack Obama and Usain Bolt 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.