Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Friedrich Merz alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Friedrich Merz were alive at the same time for 70 years, from 1955 to today.

Vladimir Putin was 3 when Friedrich Merz was born.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Friedrich Merz

German politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Born 11 November 1955 · living, 70 as of September 2026

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