Who Was Alive

Were Ursula von der Leyen and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Ursula von der Leyen and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Ursula von der Leyen was 2 when Barack Obama was born.

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

Born 8 October 1958 · 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. Ursula von der Leyen
  7. Barack Obama
Ursula von der Leyen 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.