Barack Obama · George Michael Were Barack Obama and George Michael alive at the same time? Yes. Barack Obama and George Michael were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1963 to 2016. Barack Obama was 1 when George Michael was born.Barack Obama was 55 when George Michael died, aged 53. Barack Obama44th President of the United StatesBorn 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026George MichaelEnglish singerBorn 25 June 1963 · died 25 December 2016, aged 53 Ronald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack ObamaGeorge Michael Barack Obama and George Michael 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.