Who Was Alive

Were Franz Beckenbauer and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Franz Beckenbauer and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1961 to 2024.

Franz Beckenbauer was 15 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 62 when Franz Beckenbauer died, aged 78.

Franz Beckenbauer

German sports official and association football player

Born 11 September 1945 · died 7 January 2024, aged 78

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Nelson Mandela
  4. Franz Beckenbauer
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Franz Beckenbauer 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.