Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Arundhati Roy alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Arundhati Roy were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1961 to today.

Vladimir Putin was 9 when Arundhati Roy was born.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

Born 24 November 1961 · living, 64 as of September 2026

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Arundhati Roy
Vladimir Putin and Arundhati Roy 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.