Who Was Alive

Were Susan Sontag and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Susan Sontag and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1946 to 2004.

Susan Sontag was 13 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 58 when Susan Sontag died, aged 71.

Susan Sontag

American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist

Born 16 January 1933 · died 28 December 2004, aged 71

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. Susan Sontag
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Susan Sontag 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.