Who Was Alive

Were David Ben-Gurion and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. David Ben-Gurion and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1946 to 1973.

David Ben-Gurion was 59 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 27 when David Ben-Gurion died, aged 87.

David Ben-Gurion

Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1948–1953, 1955–1963) -

Born 16 October 1886 · died 1 December 1973, aged 87

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. David Ben-Gurion
  3. Adolf Hitler
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
David Ben-Gurion 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.