Who Was Alive

Were Arthur C. Clarke and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Arthur C. Clarke and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1946 to 2008.

Arthur C. Clarke was 28 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 61 when Arthur C. Clarke died, aged 90.

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist

Born 16 December 1917 · died 19 March 2008, aged 90

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. Arthur C. Clarke
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Arthur C. Clarke 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.