Who Was Alive

Were Rosalind Franklin and Vladimir Putin alive at the same time?

Yes. Rosalind Franklin and Vladimir Putin were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1952 to 1958.

Rosalind Franklin was 32 when Vladimir Putin was born.

Vladimir Putin was 5 when Rosalind Franklin died, aged 37.

Rosalind Franklin

British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer

Born 25 July 1920 · died 16 April 1958, aged 37

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

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