Who Was Alive

Were Rosalind Franklin and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Rosalind Franklin and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1946 to 1958.

Rosalind Franklin was 25 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 11 when Rosalind Franklin died, aged 37.

Rosalind Franklin

British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer

Born 25 July 1920 · died 16 April 1958, aged 37

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. Rosalind Franklin
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Rosalind Franklin 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.