Who Was Alive

Were Wernher von Braun and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Wernher von Braun and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1946 to 1977.

Wernher von Braun was 34 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 31 when Wernher von Braun died, aged 65.

Wernher von Braun

German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect

Born 23 March 1912 · died 16 June 1977, aged 65

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. Wernher von Braun
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Wernher von Braun 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.