Who Was Alive

Were Ludwig Erhard and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Ludwig Erhard and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1946 to 1977.

Ludwig Erhard was 49 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 30 when Ludwig Erhard died, aged 80.

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany

Born 4 February 1897 · died 5 May 1977, aged 80

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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