Who Was Alive

Were Maya Angelou and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Maya Angelou and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 67 years, from 1946 to 2014.

Maya Angelou was 18 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 67 when Maya Angelou died, aged 86.

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist

Born 4 April 1928 · died 28 May 2014, 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. Ronald Reagan
  4. Maya Angelou
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Maya Angelou 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.