Who Was Alive

Were Joseph Brodsky and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Joseph Brodsky and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1946 to 1996.

Joseph Brodsky was 6 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 49 when Joseph Brodsky died, aged 55.

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet

Born 24 May 1940 · died 28 January 1996, aged 55

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. Joseph Brodsky
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Joseph Brodsky 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.