Who Was Alive

Were Henri Matisse and Vladimir Putin alive at the same time?

Yes. Henri Matisse and Vladimir Putin were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1952 to 1954.

Henri Matisse was 82 when Vladimir Putin was born.

Vladimir Putin was 2 when Henri Matisse died, aged 84.

Henri Matisse

French artist

Born 31 December 1869 · died 3 November 1954, aged 84

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

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