Who Was Alive

Were J. M. Coetzee and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. J. M. Coetzee and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 80 years, from 1946 to today.

J. M. Coetzee was 6 when Donald Trump was born.

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar

Born 9 February 1940 · living, 86 as of September 2026

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
J. M. Coetzee 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.