Who Was Alive

Were Ernest Lawrence and Vladimir Putin alive at the same time?

Yes. Ernest Lawrence and Vladimir Putin were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1952 to 1958.

Ernest Lawrence was 51 when Vladimir Putin was born.

Vladimir Putin was 5 when Ernest Lawrence died, aged 57.

Ernest Lawrence

American nuclear physicist

Born 8 August 1901 · died 27 August 1958, aged 57

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

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Ernest Lawrence 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.