Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Gillian Anderson alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Gillian Anderson were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1968 to today.

Barack Obama was 7 when Gillian Anderson was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Gillian Anderson

American actress

Born 9 August 1968 · living, 58 as of September 2026

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