Who Was Alive

Were Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier was 5 when Barack Obama was born.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

German politician, president of Germany since 2017

Born 5 January 1956 · living, 70 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Frank-Walter Steinmeier
  6. Michael Jackson
  7. Barack Obama
Frank-Walter Steinmeier 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.