Who Was Alive

Were Donald Trump and Angela Merkel alive at the same time?

Yes. Donald Trump and Angela Merkel were alive at the same time for 72 years, from 1954 to today.

Donald Trump was 8 when Angela Merkel was born.

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

Born 17 July 1954 · living, 72 as of September 2026

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Angela Merkel
  6. Michael Jackson
  7. Barack Obama
Donald Trump and Angela Merkel 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.