Who Was Alive

Were Dmitri Shostakovich and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Dmitri Shostakovich and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 29 years, from 1946 to 1975.

Dmitri Shostakovich was 39 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 29 when Dmitri Shostakovich died, aged 68.

Dmitri Shostakovich

Soviet composer and pianist

Born 25 September 1906 · died 9 August 1975, aged 68

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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