Donald Trump: his life in pictures

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Donald John Trump was born on 14 June 1946 in the New York borough of Queens, the fourth of five children.

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Trump was born into the property business. His father ran a successful construction company in the outer boroughs of New York, focusing on Brooklyn and Queens.

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Donald Trump (left) had two brothers, Fred Jr and Robert, and two sisters, Maryanne and Elizabeth.

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Trump, here with his parents Fred and Mary, graduated from New York Military Academy, and went on to study first at Fordham University and then at Wharton Business School.

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Donald Trump first joined his father's construction business, but soon struck out on his own in the heart of the Big Apple, Manhattan.

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Donald Trump married his first wive Ivana in 1977; their first child Donald Trump Jr was born the same year.

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Donald Trump's ego and flamboyant style made him stand out in New York's business world.

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At home with Donald: he married his third wife Melania Knauss in 2005. When they met seven years earlier, he was 52 and she was 25.

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Donald Trump, here with son Donald Jr, has brought three of his children into the business: Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric. Donald Trump: All-American Billionaire, now on BBC iPlayer.