Who Was Alive

Were Nancy Reagan and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Nancy Reagan and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1961 to 2016.

Nancy Reagan was 40 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 54 when Nancy Reagan died, aged 94.

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

Born 6 July 1921 · died 6 March 2016, aged 94

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Nancy Reagan 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.