Murray Gell-Mann · Donald Trump Were Murray Gell-Mann and Donald Trump alive at the same time? Yes. Murray Gell-Mann and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 72 years, from 1946 to 2019. Murray Gell-Mann was 16 when Donald Trump was born.Donald Trump was 72 when Murray Gell-Mann died, aged 89. Murray Gell-MannAmerican physicistBorn 15 September 1929 · died 24 May 2019, aged 89Donald TrumpPresident of the United StatesBorn 14 June 1946 · living, 80 as of September 2026 Albert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganMurray Gell-MannDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack Obama Murray Gell-Mann 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.