Who Was Alive

Were Linus Pauling and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Linus Pauling and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1946 to 1994.

Linus Pauling was 45 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 48 when Linus Pauling died, aged 93.

Linus Pauling

American scientist

Born 28 February 1901 · died 19 August 1994, aged 93

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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