Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Didier Drogba alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Didier Drogba were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1978 to today.

Vladimir Putin was 25 when Didier Drogba was born.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

Born 11 March 1978 · living, 48 as of September 2026

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Didier Drogba
Vladimir Putin and Didier Drogba 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.