Who Was Alive

Were Camilo José Cela and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Camilo José Cela and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1946 to 2002.

Camilo José Cela was 30 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 55 when Camilo José Cela died, aged 85.

Camilo José Cela

Spanish writer

Born 11 May 1916 · died 17 January 2002, aged 85

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. Camilo José Cela
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Camilo José Cela 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.