Who Was Alive

Were Gao Xingjian and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Gao Xingjian and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 80 years, from 1946 to today.

Gao Xingjian was 6 when Donald Trump was born.

Gao Xingjian

Chinese novelist and playwright

Born 4 January 1940 · living, 86 as of September 2026

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. Gao Xingjian
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Gao Xingjian 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.