Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Wayne Rooney alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Wayne Rooney were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1985 to today.

Barack Obama was 24 when Wayne Rooney was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Wayne Rooney

English footballer and manager

Born 24 October 1985 · living, 40 as of September 2026

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