Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz were alive at the same time for 68 years, from 1958 to today.

Vladimir Putin was 5 when Olaf Scholz was born.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD), ninth Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (2021–2025), Member of the Bundestag

Born 14 June 1958 · living, 68 as of September 2026

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Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz 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.