Who Was Alive

Were C. S. Lewis and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. C. S. Lewis and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1946 to 1963.

C. S. Lewis was 47 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 17 when C. S. Lewis died, aged 64.

C. S. Lewis

British writer, lay theologian, and scholar

Born 29 November 1898 · died 22 November 1963, aged 64

Donald Trump

President of the United States

Born 14 June 1946 · living, 80 as of September 2026

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  5. Donald Trump
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C. S. Lewis 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.