Who Was Alive

Were Karen Blixen and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Karen Blixen and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1946 to 1962.

Karen Blixen was 61 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 16 when Karen Blixen died, aged 77.

Karen Blixen

Danish writer

Born 17 April 1885 · died 7 September 1962, aged 77

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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Karen Blixen 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.