Who Was Alive

Were Roman Polanski and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Roman Polanski was 27 when Barack Obama was born.

Roman Polanski

French-Polish filmmaker

Born 18 August 1933 · living, 93 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
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  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Roman Polanski
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  7. Vladimir Putin
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  9. Barack Obama
Roman Polanski 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.