Who Was Alive

Were Heinrich Böll and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Heinrich Böll and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1946 to 1985.

Heinrich Böll was 28 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 39 when Heinrich Böll died, aged 67.

Heinrich Böll

German writer

Born 21 December 1917 · died 16 July 1985, aged 67

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. Heinrich Böll
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Heinrich Böll 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.