Who Was Alive

Were Milton Friedman and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Milton Friedman and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1946 to 2006.

Milton Friedman was 33 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 60 when Milton Friedman died, aged 94.

Milton Friedman

American economist and statistician

Born 31 July 1912 · died 16 November 2006, aged 94

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. Milton Friedman
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Milton Friedman 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.