Who Was Alive

Were Toni Morrison and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. Toni Morrison and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 73 years, from 1946 to 2019.

Toni Morrison was 15 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 73 when Toni Morrison died, aged 88.

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

Born 18 February 1931 · died 5 August 2019, aged 88

Donald Trump

President of the United States

Born 14 June 1946 · living, 80 as of September 2026

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Toni Morrison 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.