Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Sarah Palin alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Sarah Palin were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1964 to today.

Barack Obama was 2 when Sarah Palin was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Sarah Palin

Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009

Born 11 February 1964 · living, 62 as of September 2026

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