Who Was Alive

Were Rigoberta Menchú and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Rigoberta Menchú was 2 when Barack Obama was born.

Rigoberta Menchú

Guatemalan human rights activist

Born 9 January 1959 · living, 67 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Rigoberta Menchú
  7. Barack Obama
Rigoberta Menchú 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.