Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Zinedine Zidane alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Zinedine Zidane were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1972 to today.

Barack Obama was 10 when Zinedine Zidane was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Zinedine Zidane

French association football player and coach

Born 23 June 1972 · living, 54 as of September 2026

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