Who Was Alive

Were Buzz Aldrin and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Buzz Aldrin and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Buzz Aldrin was 31 when Barack Obama was born.

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

Born 20 January 1930 · living, 96 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
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  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Buzz Aldrin
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Buzz Aldrin and Barack Obama 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.