Who Was Alive

Were Ray Charles and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Ray Charles and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 57 years, from 1946 to 2004.

Ray Charles was 15 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 57 when Ray Charles died, aged 73.

Ray Charles

American singer, pianist and songwriter

Born 23 September 1930 · died 10 June 2004, aged 73

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. Ray Charles
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Ray Charles 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.