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How Old Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born on January 25, 1978[1][2], and turned 48 in 2026. Age in every year ↓
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91 historical figures died during Volodymyr Zelenskyy's lifetime
Childhood
age 0–12 · 1978–1990
21 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1991–1997
13 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 1998–2013
31 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 2014–2026
26 notable deaths
1978
Golda Meir
Golda Meir
1898–1978
Politics & Leadership
Fourth Prime Minister of Israel
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 0 years old
1980
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
1899–1980
Film & Entertainment
Master of Suspense — Psycho, Vertigo
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 2 years old
1980
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
1905–1980
Philosophy & Thought
Existentialism, declined the Nobel Prize
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 2 years old
1980
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
1913–1980
Sports
4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 2 years old
1980
John Lennon
John Lennon
1940–1980
Music
The Beatles, Imagine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 2 years old
1981
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
1945–1981
Music
Reggae icon, One Love
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 3 years old
1982
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
1929–1982
Film & Entertainment
Hollywood star turned Princess of Monaco
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 4 years old
1982
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
1915–1982
Film & Entertainment
Star of Casablanca, three-time Academy Award winner
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 4 years old
1984
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
1917–1984
Politics & Leadership
First female Prime Minister of India
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 6 years old
1985
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
1915–1985
Film & Entertainment
Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds broadcast
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 7 years old
1986
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
1887–1986
Art
Mother of American modernism
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 8 years old
1986
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
1899–1986
Literature
Labyrinths, Ficciones, master of the short story
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 8 years old
1986
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir
1908–1986
Philosophy & Thought
The Second Sex, feminist existentialist
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 8 years old
1987
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
1928–1987
Art
Pop art icon, Campbell's Soup Cans
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 9 years old
1987
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
1924–1987
Literature
Go Tell It on the Mountain, civil rights essayist
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 9 years old
1988
Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman
1918–1988
Science & Invention
Quantum electrodynamics, bongo-playing physicist
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 10 years old
1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988
Art
Neo-expressionist street art icon
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 10 years old
1989
Hirohito
Hirohito
1901–1989
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 11 years old
1989
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
1904–1989
Art
The Persistence of Memory, surrealist
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 11 years old
1990
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
1916–1990
Literature
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 12 years old
1990
Keith Haring
Keith Haring
1958–1990
Art
Pop art and graffiti-inspired works
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 12 years old
1991
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
1946–1991
Music
Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 13 years old
1992
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich
1901–1992
Film & Entertainment
German-American film star and singer
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 14 years old
1993
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
1929–1993
Film & Entertainment
Breakfast at Tiffany's, humanitarian
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 15 years old
1994
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin
1910–1994
Science & Invention
Nobel Prize for X-ray crystallography of biochemical substances
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 16 years old
1994
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
1967–1994
Music
Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 16 years old
1994
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
1913–1994
Politics & Leadership
37th US president, resigned after Watergate
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 16 years old
1996
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
1917–1996
Music
First Lady of Song, jazz icon
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 18 years old
1996
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
1934–1996
Science & Invention
Cosmos, pale blue dot, science communicator
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 18 years old
1996
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
1971–1996
Music
Influential rapper, Changes
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 18 years old
1997
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
1910–1997
Activism & Social Change
Missionary of Charity in Calcutta
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 19 years old
1997
Jacques Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau
1910–1997
Exploration
Ocean explorer, pioneered scuba diving
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 19 years old
1997
Princess Diana
Princess Diana
1961–1997
Activism & Social Change
People's Princess, humanitarian
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 19 years old
1997
Toshiro Mifune
Toshiro Mifune
1920–1997
Film & Entertainment
Star of Seven Samurai, Rashomon and Yojimbo
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 19 years old
1998
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
1910–1998
Film & Entertainment
Seven Samurai, master filmmaker
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 20 years old
1998
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
1915–1998
Music
My Way, Ol' Blue Eyes
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 20 years old
1999
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
1928–1999
Film & Entertainment
2001: A Space Odyssey, perfectionist auteur
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 21 years old
2000
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
1914–2000
Science & Invention
Hollywood star who co-invented frequency hopping
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 22 years old
2001
George Harrison
George Harrison
1943–2001
Music
The Beatles, My Sweet Lord
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 23 years old
2003
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
1903–2003
Film & Entertainment
Comedian and entertainer for nearly 80 years
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 25 years old
2003
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
1932–2003
Music
The Man in Black, country music legend
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 25 years old
2004
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
1924–2004
Film & Entertainment
The Godfather, method acting pioneer
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 26 years old
2004
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
1930–2004
Music
The Genius of Soul, Georgia On My Mind
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 26 years old
2004
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
1911–2004
Politics & Leadership
40th US president, former Hollywood actor
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 26 years old
2005
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
1913–2005
Activism & Social Change
Mother of the civil rights movement
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 27 years old
2005
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
1920–2005
Philosophy & Thought
First Polish pope, led the Catholic Church 1978–2005
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 27 years old
2006
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
1911–2006
Literature
Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 28 years old
2006
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
1937–2006
Politics & Leadership
President of Iraq 1979–2003
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 28 years old
2006
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
1913–2006
Politics & Leadership
38th President of the United States
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 28 years old
2007
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
1918–2007
Film & Entertainment
The Seventh Seal, master of art cinema
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 29 years old
2008
Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary
1919–2008
Exploration
First to summit Mount Everest
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 30 years old
2008
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
1979–2008
Film & Entertainment
The Dark Knight's Joker
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 30 years old
2009
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
1958–2009
Music
King of Pop, Thriller
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 31 years old
2011
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
1932–2011
Film & Entertainment
Cleopatra, golden age Hollywood star
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 33 years old
2011
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
1955–2011
Business & Industry
Co-founded Apple, changed technology
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 33 years old
2011
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
1983–2011
Music
Back to Black, soulful voice
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 33 years old
2011
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai
1940–2011
Activism & Social Change
Kenyan environmentalist, first African woman Nobel laureate
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 33 years old
2011
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi
1942–2011
Politics & Leadership
Ruler of Libya 1969–2011
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 33 years old
2011
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
1957–2011
Politics & Leadership
Founder of al-Qaeda
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 33 years old
2012
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
1930–2012
Exploration
First human to walk on the Moon
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 34 years old
2012
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
1963–2012
Music
The Voice, I Will Always Love You
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 34 years old
2013
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
1918–2013
Politics & Leadership
Anti-apartheid hero, South African President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 35 years old
2013
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
1925–2013
Politics & Leadership
The Iron Lady, British Prime Minister
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 35 years old
2013
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
1930–2013
Literature
Things Fall Apart, landmark of modern African literature
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 35 years old
2013
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
1954–2013
Politics & Leadership
President of Venezuela 1999–2013
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 35 years old
2014
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
1927–2014
Literature
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 36 years old
2014
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
1928–2014
Literature
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 36 years old
2014
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
1951–2014
Film & Entertainment
Good Will Hunting, comedy genius
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 36 years old
2015
B.B. King
B.B. King
1925–2015
Music
King of the Blues
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 37 years old
2016
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
1926–2016
Politics & Leadership
Cuban revolutionary leader
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 38 years old
2016
Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin
1928–2016
Science & Invention
Discovered evidence for dark matter
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 38 years old
2016
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016
Sports
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 38 years old
2016
David Bowie
David Bowie
1947–2016
Music
Ziggy Stardust, musical chameleon
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 38 years old
2016
Prince
Prince
1958–2016
Music
Purple Rain, multi-instrumentalist genius
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 38 years old
2018
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
1922–2018
Film & Entertainment
Co-created Spider-Man, X-Men, Marvel
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 40 years old
2018
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
1942–2018
Music
Queen of Soul, Respect
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 40 years old
2018
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
1942–2018
Science & Invention
Black holes, A Brief History of Time
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 40 years old
2018
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
1938–2018
Politics & Leadership
UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace laureate
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 40 years old
2018
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
1924–2018
Politics & Leadership
41st President of the United States
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 40 years old
2019
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
1931–2019
Literature
Beloved, Nobel Prize in Literature
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 41 years old
2020
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
1978–2020
Sports
NBA legend, Mamba Mentality
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 42 years old
2020
Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
1960–2020
Sports
Argentine football legend, 1986 World Cup winner
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 42 years old
2021
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
1931–2021
Activism & Social Change
Anti-apartheid cleric, Nobel Peace Prize
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 43 years old
2022
Pelé
Pelé
1940–2022
Sports
The King of Football, 3 World Cups
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 44 years old
2022
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Politics & Leadership
Queen of the United Kingdom for 70 years
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 44 years old
2022
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
1931–2022
Politics & Leadership
Last leader of the Soviet Union
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 44 years old
2022
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
1927–2022
Philosophy & Thought
Pope from 2005 until his resignation in 2013
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 44 years old
2024
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
1924–2024
Politics & Leadership
39th US president and Nobel Peace laureate
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 46 years old
2025
James Watson
James Watson
1928–2025
Science & Invention
Co-discovered the structure of DNA
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 47 years old
2025
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall
1934–2025
Science & Invention
World's foremost expert on chimpanzees
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 47 years old
2025
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
1936–2025
Philosophy & Thought
First pope from the Americas
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 47 years old
Today — 2026
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is 48 years old

How Old Was Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Each Year?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born on January 25, 1978. The table shows the age Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned on the birthday in each year.

YearAge
19780
19791
19802
19813
19824
19835
19846
19857
19868
19879
198810
198911
199012
199113
199214
199315
199416
199517
199618
199719
199820
YearAge
199921
200022
200123
200224
200325
200426
200527
200628
200729
200830
200931
201032
201133
201234
201335
201436
201537
201638
201739
201840
201941
YearAge
202042
202143
202244
202345
202446
202547
202648

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Age and Birthday

How old is Volodymyr Zelenskyy?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born on January 25, 1978, and turned 48 on January 25, 2026.

When is Volodymyr Zelenskyy's birthday?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's birthday is January 25. Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born in 1978.

Sources

  1. Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Wikipedia
  2. Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Q3874799) — Wikidata
  3. Portrait: New Year's Eve from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (31-12-2025) (cropped).jpg — Wikimedia Commons. President.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0
  4. Golda Meir — Wikipedia
  5. Alfred Hitchcock — Wikipedia
  6. Jean-Paul Sartre — Wikipedia
  7. Jesse Owens — Wikipedia
  8. John Lennon — Wikipedia
  9. Bob Marley — Wikipedia
  10. Grace Kelly — Wikipedia
  11. Ingrid Bergman — Wikipedia
  12. Indira Gandhi — Wikipedia
  13. Orson Welles — Wikipedia
  14. Georgia O'Keeffe — Wikipedia
  15. Jorge Luis Borges — Wikipedia
  16. Simone de Beauvoir — Wikipedia
  17. Andy Warhol — Wikipedia
  18. James Baldwin — Wikipedia
  19. Richard Feynman — Wikipedia
  20. Jean-Michel Basquiat — Wikipedia
  21. Hirohito — Wikipedia
  22. Salvador Dalí — Wikipedia
  23. Roald Dahl — Wikipedia
  24. Keith Haring — Wikipedia
  25. Freddie Mercury — Wikipedia
  26. Marlene Dietrich — Wikipedia
  27. Audrey Hepburn — Wikipedia
  28. Dorothy Hodgkin — Wikipedia
  29. Kurt Cobain — Wikipedia
  30. Richard Nixon — Wikipedia
  31. Ella Fitzgerald — Wikipedia
  32. Carl Sagan — Wikipedia
  33. Tupac Shakur — Wikipedia
  34. Mother Teresa — Wikipedia
  35. Jacques Cousteau — Wikipedia
  36. Diana, Princess of Wales — Wikipedia
  37. Toshiro Mifune — Wikipedia
  38. Akira Kurosawa — Wikipedia
  39. Frank Sinatra — Wikipedia
  40. Stanley Kubrick — Wikipedia
  41. Hedy Lamarr — Wikipedia
  42. George Harrison — Wikipedia
  43. Bob Hope — Wikipedia
  44. Johnny Cash — Wikipedia
  45. Marlon Brando — Wikipedia
  46. Ray Charles — Wikipedia
  47. Ronald Reagan — Wikipedia
  48. Rosa Parks — Wikipedia
  49. Pope John Paul II — Wikipedia
  50. Naguib Mahfouz — Wikipedia
  51. Saddam Hussein — Wikipedia
  52. Gerald Ford — Wikipedia
  53. Ingmar Bergman — Wikipedia
  54. Edmund Hillary — Wikipedia
  55. Heath Ledger — Wikipedia
  56. Michael Jackson — Wikipedia
  57. Elizabeth Taylor — Wikipedia
  58. Steve Jobs — Wikipedia
  59. Amy Winehouse — Wikipedia
  60. Wangarĩ Maathai — Wikipedia
  61. Muammar Gaddafi — Wikipedia
  62. Osama bin Laden — Wikipedia
  63. Neil Armstrong — Wikipedia
  64. Whitney Houston — Wikipedia
  65. Nelson Mandela — Wikipedia
  66. Margaret Thatcher — Wikipedia
  67. Chinua Achebe — Wikipedia
  68. Hugo Chávez — Wikipedia
  69. Gabriel García Márquez — Wikipedia
  70. Maya Angelou — Wikipedia
  71. Robin Williams — Wikipedia
  72. B. B. King — Wikipedia
  73. Fidel Castro — Wikipedia
  74. Vera Rubin — Wikipedia
  75. Muhammad Ali — Wikipedia
  76. David Bowie — Wikipedia
  77. Prince (musician) — Wikipedia
  78. Stan Lee — Wikipedia
  79. Aretha Franklin — Wikipedia
  80. Stephen Hawking — Wikipedia
  81. Kofi Annan — Wikipedia
  82. George H. W. Bush — Wikipedia
  83. Toni Morrison — Wikipedia
  84. Kobe Bryant — Wikipedia
  85. Diego Maradona — Wikipedia
  86. Desmond Tutu — Wikipedia
  87. Pelé — Wikipedia
  88. Elizabeth II — Wikipedia
  89. Mikhail Gorbachev — Wikipedia
  90. Pope Benedict XVI — Wikipedia
  91. Jimmy Carter — Wikipedia
  92. James Watson — Wikipedia
  93. Jane Goodall — Wikipedia
  94. Pope Francis — Wikipedia