Who Was Alive

Were Enrico Fermi and Vladimir Putin alive at the same time?

Yes. Enrico Fermi and Vladimir Putin were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1952 to 1954.

Enrico Fermi was 51 when Vladimir Putin was born.

Vladimir Putin was 2 when Enrico Fermi died, aged 53.

Enrico Fermi

Italian–American physicist

Born 29 September 1901 · died 28 November 1954, aged 53

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

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