Who Was Alive

Were Pope Francis and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Francis and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1961 to 2025.

Pope Francis was 24 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 63 when Pope Francis died, aged 88.

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025

Born 17 December 1936 · died 21 April 2025, aged 88

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. Pope Francis
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Pope Francis 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.