Who Was Alive

Were Sting and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Sting was 9 when Barack Obama was born.

Sting

British musician

Born 2 October 1951 · living, 74 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. Donald Trump
  5. Sting
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Sting 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.