Who Was Alive

Were Doris Lessing and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Doris Lessing and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 67 years, from 1946 to 2013.

Doris Lessing was 26 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 67 when Doris Lessing died, aged 94.

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer

Born 22 October 1919 · died 17 November 2013, aged 94

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. Doris Lessing
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Doris Lessing 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.