Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and R. Kelly alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and R. Kelly were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1967 to today.

Barack Obama was 5 when R. Kelly was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

R. Kelly

American singer-songwriter and record producer

Born 8 January 1967 · living, 59 as of September 2026

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