Who Was Alive

Were Carl Sagan and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Carl Sagan and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1946 to 1996.

Carl Sagan was 11 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 50 when Carl Sagan died, aged 62.

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author

Born 9 November 1934 · died 20 December 1996, aged 62

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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