Who Was Alive

Were Theresa May and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Theresa May was 4 when Barack Obama was born.

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

Born 1 October 1956 · living, 69 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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  2. Nelson Mandela
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  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Theresa May
  6. Michael Jackson
  7. Barack Obama
Theresa May 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.