Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Tom Cruise alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Tom Cruise were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1962 to today.

Barack Obama was under a year old when Tom Cruise was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Tom Cruise

American actor and film producer

Born 3 July 1962 · 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. Tom Cruise
Barack Obama and Tom Cruise 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.