Who Was Alive

Were Tim Berners-Lee and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Tim Berners-Lee and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1961 to today.

Tim Berners-Lee was 6 when Barack Obama was born.

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist

Born 8 June 1955 · living, 71 as of September 2026

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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

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Tim Berners-Lee 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.