Who Was Alive

Were Dilma Rousseff and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Dilma Rousseff was 13 when Barack Obama was born.

Dilma Rousseff

36th President of Brazil (2011-2016), 3rd President of the New Development Bank (BRICS)

Born 14 December 1947 · living, 78 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

Dilma Rousseff 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.