Who Was Alive

Were Erich Maria Remarque and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Erich Maria Remarque and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1946 to 1970.

Erich Maria Remarque was 47 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 24 when Erich Maria Remarque died, aged 72.

Erich Maria Remarque

German-born novelist

Born 22 June 1898 · died 25 September 1970, aged 72

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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Erich Maria Remarque 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.