Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Catherine, Princess of Wales alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Catherine, Princess of Wales were alive at the same time for 44 years, from 1982 to today.

Barack Obama was 20 when Catherine, Princess of Wales was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Catherine, Princess of Wales

Member of the British Royal Family and princess of Wales since 2022

Born 9 January 1982 · living, 44 as of September 2026

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Catherine, Princess of Wales
Barack Obama and Catherine, Princess of Wales 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.