Who Was Alive

Were William Somerset Maugham and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. William Somerset Maugham and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1946 to 1965.

William Somerset Maugham was 72 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 19 when William Somerset Maugham died, aged 91.

William Somerset Maugham

English playwright and author

Born 25 January 1874 · died 16 December 1965, aged 91

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

  1. William Somerset Maugham
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Adolf Hitler
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
William Somerset Maugham 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.