Who Was Alive

Were Pelé and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Pelé and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1961 to 2022.

Pelé was 20 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 61 when Pelé died, aged 82.

Pelé

Brazilian footballer

Born 23 October 1940 · died 29 December 2022, aged 82

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. Pelé
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Pelé 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.