Who Was Alive

Were Julio Cortázar and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Julio Cortázar and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1946 to 1984.

Julio Cortázar was 31 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 37 when Julio Cortázar died, aged 69.

Julio Cortázar

Argentine writer and translator

Born 26 August 1914 · died 12 February 1984, aged 69

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. Julio Cortázar
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Julio Cortázar 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.