Who Was Alive

Were Freddie Mercury and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Freddie Mercury and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1961 to 1991.

Freddie Mercury was 14 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 30 when Freddie Mercury died, aged 45.

Freddie Mercury

British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen

Born 5 September 1946 · died 24 November 1991, aged 45

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Nelson Mandela
  4. Donald Trump
  5. Freddie Mercury
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Freddie Mercury 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.