Who Was Alive

Were Valentina Tereshkova and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Valentina Tereshkova was 24 when Barack Obama was born.

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

Born 6 March 1937 · living, 89 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. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Valentina Tereshkova
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Valentina Tereshkova 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.