Who Was Alive

Were Colette and Vladimir Putin alive at the same time?

Yes. Colette and Vladimir Putin were alive at the same time for 1 years, from 1952 to 1954.

Colette was 79 when Vladimir Putin was born.

Vladimir Putin was 1 when Colette died, aged 81.

Colette

French novelist

Born 28 January 1873 · died 3 August 1954, aged 81

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Colette
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Colette and Vladimir Putin 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.