Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Rihanna alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Rihanna were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1988 to today.

Barack Obama was 26 when Rihanna was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Rihanna

Barbadian singer

Born 20 February 1988 · living, 38 as of September 2026

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