Who Was Alive

Were William Golding and Donald Trump alive at the same time?

Yes. William Golding and Donald Trump were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1946 to 1993.

William Golding was 34 when Donald Trump was born.

Donald Trump was 47 when William Golding died, aged 81.

William Golding

British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate

Born 19 September 1911 · died 19 June 1993, aged 81

Donald Trump

President of the United States

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

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