Who Was Alive

Were Benedict XVI and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Benedict XVI was 34 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 61 when Benedict XVI died, aged 95.

Benedict XVI

265 th pope of the Catholic Church

Born 16 April 1927 · died 31 December 2022, aged 95

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