Who Was Alive

Were Günter Grass and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Günter Grass and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 68 years, from 1946 to 2015.

Günter Grass was 18 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 68 when Günter Grass died, aged 87.

Günter Grass

German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor

Born 16 October 1927 · died 13 April 2015, aged 87

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. Günter Grass
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Günter Grass 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.