Who Was Alive

Were Samuel Beckett and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Samuel Beckett and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1946 to 1989.

Samuel Beckett was 40 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 43 when Samuel Beckett died, aged 83.

Samuel Beckett

Irish writer

Born 13 April 1906 · died 22 December 1989, aged 83

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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