Who Was Alive

Were Angela Merkel and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Angela Merkel was 7 when Barack Obama was born.

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

Born 17 July 1954 · living, 72 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. Vladimir Putin
  6. Angela Merkel
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Angela Merkel 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.