Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Putin and Whitney Houston alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Putin and Whitney Houston were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1963 to 2012.

Vladimir Putin was 10 when Whitney Houston was born.

Vladimir Putin was 59 when Whitney Houston died, aged 48.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

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

Whitney Houston

American singer, actress, and film producer

Born 9 August 1963 · died 11 February 2012, aged 48

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