Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and Vladimir Putin alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Vladimir Putin were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1952 to 1955.

Albert Einstein was 73 when Vladimir Putin was born.

Vladimir Putin was 2 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

Born 7 October 1952 · living, 73 as of September 2026

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Adolf Hitler
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Albert Einstein and Vladimir Putin 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.