Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Gwyneth Paltrow alive at the same time?

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

Barack Obama was 11 when Gwyneth Paltrow was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

Born 27 September 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. Gwyneth Paltrow
Barack Obama and Gwyneth Paltrow 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.