Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Ed Sheeran alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Ed Sheeran were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1991 to today.

Barack Obama was 29 when Ed Sheeran was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter

Born 17 February 1991 · living, 35 as of September 2026

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