Orson Welles · Donald Trump Were Orson Welles and Donald Trump alive at the same time? Yes. Orson Welles and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1946 to 1985. Orson Welles was 31 when Donald Trump was born.Donald Trump was 39 when Orson Welles died, aged 70. Orson WellesAmerican actor and filmmakerBorn 6 May 1915 · died 10 October 1985, aged 70Donald TrumpPresident of the United StatesBorn 14 June 1946 · living, 80 as of September 2026 Albert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganOrson WellesDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack Obama Orson Welles 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.