Who Was Alive

Were Gerhard Schröder and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Gerhard Schröder was 17 when Barack Obama was born.

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of West Germany

Born 7 April 1944 · living, 82 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Gerhard Schröder
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Gerhard Schröder 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.