Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Michael Phelps alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Michael Phelps were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1985 to today.

Barack Obama was 23 when Michael Phelps was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Michael Phelps

American swimmer

Born 30 June 1985 · living, 41 as of September 2026

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  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Michael Phelps
Barack Obama and Michael Phelps 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.