Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Anna Politkovskaya alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Anna Politkovskaya were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1958 to 2006.

Vladimir Putin was 5 when Anna Politkovskaya was born.

Vladimir Putin was 54 when Anna Politkovskaya died, aged 48.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Anna Politkovskaya

Russian journalist

Born 30 August 1958 · died 7 October 2006, aged 48

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Vladimir Putin and Anna Politkovskaya 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.