Who Was Alive

Were Jane Goodall and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Jane Goodall and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1961 to 2025.

Jane Goodall was 27 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 64 when Jane Goodall died, aged 91.

Jane Goodall

English primatologist and anthropologist

Born 3 April 1934 · died 1 October 2025, aged 91

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
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  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Jane Goodall
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Jane Goodall 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.