Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Jimmy Wales alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Jimmy Wales were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1966 to today.

Vladimir Putin was 13 when Jimmy Wales was born.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia

Born 7 August 1966 · living, 60 as of September 2026

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