Who Was Alive

Were Prince and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

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

Prince was 3 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 54 when Prince died, aged 57.

Prince

American musician

Born 7 June 1958 · died 21 April 2016, aged 57

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Prince
  6. Michael Jackson
  7. Barack Obama
Prince 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.