Who Was Alive

Were Bertolt Brecht and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Bertolt Brecht and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1946 to 1956.

Bertolt Brecht was 48 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 10 when Bertolt Brecht died, aged 58.

Bertolt Brecht

German poet, playwright, and theatre director

Born 10 February 1898 · died 14 August 1956, aged 58

Donald Trump

President of the United States

Born 14 June 1946 · living, 80 as of September 2026

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Bertolt Brecht
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Bertolt Brecht and Donald Trump 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.