Who Was Alive

Were James Dean and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. James Dean and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1946 to 1955.

James Dean was 15 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 9 when James Dean died, aged 24.

James Dean

American actor

Born 8 February 1931 · died 30 September 1955, aged 24

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. James Dean
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
James Dean 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.