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Vladimir Putin

1952 – present · age 74^[1][2]

Politics & Leadership

Fun Facts About Vladimir Putin

• Vladimir Putin's grandfather, Spiridon Putin, worked as a personal cook to both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.^{[1][3][4][5][6]}
• As a KGB officer, Putin was posted to Dresden, East Germany, from 1985 to 1990, using a cover identity as a translator.^[1]
• Putin went to a high school with a German immersion program and is fluent in German, giving speeches and interviews in that language.^[1]
• In 2012 Putin became the first Russian awarded the eighth dan of the judo black belt, and he co-authored a book titled Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin.^[1]
• Putin's law thesis at Leningrad State University was on "The Most Favored Nation Trading Principle in International Law."^[1]
• Putin has received five dogs from various national leaders: Konni, Buffy, Yume, Verni and Pasha.^[1]
• Vladimir Putin was alive at the same time as Henri Matisse — their lives overlapped for 2 years (1952–1954).^[1][2][7][8]
• Vladimir Putin shares a birthday with Niels Bohr: both were born on October 7.^{[1][2][9][10]}

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 1999.^[1]

Contemporaries

Noam Chomsky

74 yr overlap

Wole Soyinka

74 yr overlap

Dalai Lama

74 yr overlap

Woody Allen

74 yr overlap

Francis Ford Coppola

74 yr overlap

Bob Dylan

74 yr overlap

Billie Jean King

74 yr overlap

Aung San Suu Kyi

74 yr overlap

Steven Spielberg

74 yr overlap

Haruki Murakami

74 yr overlap

Tu Youyou

74 yr overlap

Yoko Ono

74 yr overlap

Their World

Questions About Vladimir Putin

When was Vladimir Putin born?

Vladimir Putin was born on October 7, 1952, and is alive today.

How old is Vladimir Putin?

Vladimir Putin was born on October 7, 1952, and turned 74 on October 7, 2026.

What is Vladimir Putin known for?

Vladimir Putin is known for: President of Russia. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 1999.

Who was alive at the same time as Vladimir Putin?

Vladimir Putin's closest contemporary was Noam Chomsky. Their lives overlapped for 74 years.