Barack Obama · Heath Ledger Were Barack Obama and Heath Ledger alive at the same time? Yes. Barack Obama and Heath Ledger were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1979 to 2008. Barack Obama was 17 when Heath Ledger was born.Barack Obama was 46 when Heath Ledger died, aged 28. Barack Obama44th President of the United StatesBorn 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026Heath LedgerAustralian actorBorn 4 April 1979 · died 22 January 2008, aged 28 Ronald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack ObamaHeath Ledger Barack Obama and Heath Ledger 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.