Who Was Alive

Were Joachim Gauck and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Joachim Gauck was 21 when Barack Obama was born.

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017

Born 24 January 1940 · living, 86 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Joachim Gauck 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.