Who Was Alive

Were Louis Armstrong and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis Armstrong and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 1946 to 1971.

Louis Armstrong was 44 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 25 when Louis Armstrong died, aged 69.

Louis Armstrong

American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer

Born 4 August 1901 · died 6 July 1971, aged 69

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Louis Armstrong
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Louis Armstrong 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.