Who Was Alive

Were Dan Quayle and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Dan Quayle and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Dan Quayle was 14 when Barack Obama was born.

Dan Quayle

Vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993

Born 4 February 1947 · living, 79 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Dan Quayle and Barack Obama 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.