Who Was Alive

Were Nelly Sachs and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Nelly Sachs and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1946 to 1970.

Nelly Sachs was 54 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 23 when Nelly Sachs died, aged 78.

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

Born 10 December 1891 · died 12 May 1970, aged 78

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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