Who Was Alive

Were John Steinbeck and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. John Steinbeck and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1946 to 1968.

John Steinbeck was 44 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 22 when John Steinbeck died, aged 66.

John Steinbeck

American writer

Born 27 February 1902 · died 20 December 1968, aged 66

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. John Steinbeck
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
John Steinbeck 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.