Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Mann and Vladimir Putin alive at the same time?

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

Thomas Mann was 77 when Vladimir Putin was born.

Vladimir Putin was 2 when Thomas Mann died, aged 80.

Thomas Mann

German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate

Born 6 June 1875 · died 12 August 1955, aged 80

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

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