Who Was Alive

Were Bertolt Brecht and Vladimir Putin alive at the same time?

Yes. Bertolt Brecht and Vladimir Putin were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1952 to 1956.

Bertolt Brecht was 54 when Vladimir Putin was born.

Vladimir Putin was 3 when Bertolt Brecht died, aged 58.

Bertolt Brecht

German poet, playwright, and theatre director

Born 10 February 1898 · died 14 August 1956, aged 58

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

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