Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and LeBron James alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and LeBron James were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1984 to today.

Barack Obama was 23 when LeBron James was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

LeBron James

American basketball player

Born 30 December 1984 · living, 41 as of September 2026

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