Who Was Alive

Were W. H. Auden and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. W. H. Auden and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1946 to 1973.

W. H. Auden was 39 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 27 when W. H. Auden died, aged 66.

W. H. Auden

British-American poet

Born 21 February 1907 · died 29 September 1973, aged 66

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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W. H. Auden 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.