Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Whitney Houston alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Whitney Houston were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1963 to 2012.

Barack Obama was 2 when Whitney Houston was born.

Barack Obama was 50 when Whitney Houston died, aged 48.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Whitney Houston

American singer, actress, and film producer

Born 9 August 1963 · died 11 February 2012, aged 48

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