Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Ben Affleck alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Ben Affleck were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1972 to today.

Barack Obama was 11 when Ben Affleck was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Ben Affleck

American film actor, director and screenwriter

Born 15 August 1972 · living, 54 as of September 2026

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Ben Affleck
Barack Obama and Ben Affleck 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.