Who Was Alive

Were Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was 15 when Barack Obama was born.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023

Born 27 October 1945 · living, 80 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. Ronald Reagan
  3. Nelson Mandela
  4. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 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.