Who Was Alive

Were Ella Fitzgerald and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

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

Ella Fitzgerald was 29 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 50 when Ella Fitzgerald died, aged 79.

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer

Born 25 April 1917 · died 15 June 1996, aged 79

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. Ella Fitzgerald
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Ella Fitzgerald 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.