Who Was Alive

Were Johan Cruyff and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Johan Cruyff and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1961 to 2016.

Johan Cruyff was 14 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 54 when Johan Cruyff died, aged 68.

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager

Born 25 April 1947 · died 24 March 2016, aged 68

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. Donald Trump
  5. Johan Cruyff
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Johan Cruyff 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.