Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Mesut Özil alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Mesut Özil were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1988 to today.

Vladimir Putin was 36 when Mesut Özil was born.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Mesut Özil

Turkish-German association football player

Born 15 October 1988 · living, 37 as of September 2026

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Vladimir Putin and Mesut Özil 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.