Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Edward Snowden alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Edward Snowden were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1983 to today.

Vladimir Putin was 30 when Edward Snowden was born.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Edward Snowden

American whistleblower and former NSA contractor

Born 21 June 1983 · living, 43 as of September 2026

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