Who Was Alive

Were Friedrich Hayek and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Friedrich Hayek and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1946 to 1992.

Friedrich Hayek was 47 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 45 when Friedrich Hayek died, aged 92.

Friedrich Hayek

Austrian and British economist

Born 8 May 1899 · died 23 March 1992, aged 92

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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