Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1978 to today.

Vladimir Putin was 25 when Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine since 2019

Born 25 January 1978 · living, 48 as of September 2026

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Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy 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.