Who Was Alive

Were Charles Bukowski and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles Bukowski and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1946 to 1994.

Charles Bukowski was 25 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 47 when Charles Bukowski died, aged 73.

Charles Bukowski

German-American writer

Born 16 August 1920 · died 9 March 1994, aged 73

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
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  4. Charles Bukowski
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Charles Bukowski 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.