Who Was Alive

Were Maria Göppert Mayer and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Maria Göppert Mayer and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 1946 to 1972.

Maria Göppert Mayer was 39 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 25 when Maria Göppert Mayer died, aged 65.

Maria Göppert Mayer

German-born American theoretical physicist

Born 28 June 1906 · died 20 February 1972, aged 65

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

  1. Albert Einstein
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  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
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Maria Göppert Mayer 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.