Who Was Alive

Were Hayao Miyazaki and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Hayao Miyazaki was 20 when Barack Obama was born.

Hayao Miyazaki

Japanese animator, filmmaker, and mangaka

Born 5 January 1941 · living, 85 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
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Hayao Miyazaki
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Hayao Miyazaki 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.