Who Was Alive

Were Jorge Luis Borges and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Jorge Luis Borges and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1946 to 1986.

Jorge Luis Borges was 46 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 40 when Jorge Luis Borges died, aged 86.

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator

Born 24 August 1899 · died 14 June 1986, aged 86

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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