Who Was Alive

Were Donald Trump and Linus Torvalds alive at the same time?

Yes. Donald Trump and Linus Torvalds were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1969 to today.

Donald Trump was 23 when Linus Torvalds was born.

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

Linus Torvalds

Finnish software engineer

Born 28 December 1969 · living, 56 as of September 2026

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Linus Torvalds
Donald Trump and Linus Torvalds 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.