Who Was Alive

Were Wisława Szymborska and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Wisława Szymborska and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1946 to 2012.

Wisława Szymborska was 22 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 65 when Wisława Szymborska died, aged 88.

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

Born 2 July 1923 · died 1 February 2012, aged 88

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. Wisława Szymborska
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Wisława Szymborska 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.