Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1961 to 2004.

Ronald Reagan was 50 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 42 when Ronald Reagan died, aged 93.

Ronald Reagan

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor

Born 6 February 1911 · died 5 June 2004, aged 93

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Ronald 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.