Who Was Alive

Were Donald Trump and Thomas Sankara alive at the same time?

Yes. Donald Trump and Thomas Sankara were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1949 to 1987.

Donald Trump was 3 when Thomas Sankara was born.

Donald Trump was 41 when Thomas Sankara died, aged 37.

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

Thomas Sankara

President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987

Born 21 December 1949 · died 15 October 1987, aged 37

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