Who Was Alive

Were Stephen Harper and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Stephen Harper was 2 when Barack Obama was born.

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

Born 30 April 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. Stephen Harper
  7. Barack Obama
Stephen Harper 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.