Who Was Alive

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine since 2019

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

Who was alive at the same time as Volodymyr Zelenskyy?

  1. Salvador Dalí
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Nelson Mandela
  4. Elizabeth II
  5. Neil Armstrong
  6. Pope Francis
  7. Joe Biden
  8. Donald Trump
  9. George W. Bush
  10. Bill Clinton
  11. Vladimir Putin
  12. Angela Merkel
  13. François Hollande
  14. Steve Jobs
  15. Bill Gates
  16. Michael Jackson
  17. Barack Obama
  18. Jimmy Wales
  19. Shakira
  20. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
  21. Basshunter
  22. Cristiano Ronaldo
  23. Lionel Messi
  24. Corbin Bleu
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When Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born, Barack Obama was 16, Donald Trump was 31, Michael Jackson was 19, Vladimir Putin was 25 and Ronald Reagan was 66.

Born during Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s lifetime: Lionel Messi, Corbin Bleu, Basshunter, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Kim Jong-un.

Not quite contemporaries: Pablo Picasso died 5 years before Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born, Winston Churchill died 13 years before Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born, Charlie Chaplin died about a year before Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born and John F. Kennedy died 15 years before Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born.

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