Who Was Alive

Were Paul Samuelson and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Paul Samuelson and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1946 to 2009.

Paul Samuelson was 31 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 63 when Paul Samuelson died, aged 94.

Paul Samuelson

American economist

Born 15 May 1915 · died 13 December 2009, aged 94

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. Paul Samuelson
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Paul Samuelson 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.