Who Was Alive

Were James Brown and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. James Brown and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1946 to 2006.

James Brown was 13 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 60 when James Brown died, aged 73.

James Brown

American musician

Born 3 May 1933 · died 25 December 2006, aged 73

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. James Brown
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
James Brown 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.