Who Was Alive

Were Nelson Mandela and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Nelson Mandela and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 67 years, from 1946 to 2013.

Nelson Mandela was 27 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 67 when Nelson Mandela died, aged 95.

Nelson Mandela

President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist

Born 18 July 1918 · died 5 December 2013, aged 95

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. Nelson Mandela
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Nelson Mandela 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.