Who Was Alive

Were Charles de Gaulle and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles de Gaulle and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1946 to 1970.

Charles de Gaulle was 55 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 24 when Charles de Gaulle died, aged 79.

Charles de Gaulle

French general and statesman

Born 22 November 1890 · died 9 November 1970, aged 79

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Charles de Gaulle
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Charles de Gaulle 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.