Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Aretha Franklin and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 72 years, from 1946 to 2018.

Aretha Franklin was 4 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 72 when Aretha Franklin died, aged 76.

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist

Born 25 March 1942 · died 16 August 2018, aged 76

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