Who Was Alive

Were Chinua Achebe and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Chinua Achebe and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 66 years, from 1946 to 2013.

Chinua Achebe was 15 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 66 when Chinua Achebe died, aged 82.

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

Born 16 November 1930 · died 21 March 2013, aged 82

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. Chinua Achebe
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Chinua Achebe 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.