Tennessee Williams · Donald Trump Were Tennessee Williams and Donald Trump alive at the same time? Yes. Tennessee Williams and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1946 to 1983. Tennessee Williams was 35 when Donald Trump was born.Donald Trump was 36 when Tennessee Williams died, aged 71. Tennessee WilliamsAmerican playwrightBorn 26 March 1911 · died 25 February 1983, aged 71Donald TrumpPresident of the United StatesBorn 14 June 1946 · living, 80 as of September 2026 Albert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganTennessee WilliamsDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack Obama Tennessee Williams 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.