Who Was Alive

Were Simone de Beauvoir and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Simone de Beauvoir and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1946 to 1986.

Simone de Beauvoir was 38 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 39 when Simone de Beauvoir died, aged 78.

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist

Born 9 January 1908 · died 14 April 1986, 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. Simone de Beauvoir
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Simone de Beauvoir 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.