Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1965 to today.

Vladimir Putin was 12 when Bashar al-Assad was born.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Bashar al-Assad

Syrian convicted fugitive and former President of Syria from 2000 to 2024

Born 11 September 1965 · living, 61 as of September 2026

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Bashar al-Assad
Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad 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.