Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Peter Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Peter Jackson were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1961 to today.

Barack Obama was under a year old when Peter Jackson was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Peter Jackson

New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor

Born 31 October 1961 · living, 64 as of September 2026

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