Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Kobe Bryant alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Kobe Bryant were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1978 to 2020.

Vladimir Putin was 25 when Kobe Bryant was born.

Vladimir Putin was 67 when Kobe Bryant died, aged 41.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player

Born 23 August 1978 · died 26 January 2020, aged 41

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