Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Joaquin Phoenix alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Joaquin Phoenix were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1974 to today.

Barack Obama was 13 when Joaquin Phoenix was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Joaquin Phoenix

American actor

Born 28 October 1974 · living, 51 as of September 2026

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