Who Was Alive

Were Lech Wałęsa and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Lech Wałęsa was 17 when Barack Obama was born.

Lech Wałęsa

President of Poland from 1990 to 1995

Born 29 September 1943 · living, 82 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Lech Wałęsa
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  7. Vladimir Putin
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  9. Barack Obama
Lech Wałęsa 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.