Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Anna Akhmatova alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Anna Akhmatova were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1889 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was under a year old when Anna Akhmatova was born.

Anna Akhmatova was 55 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

Anna Akhmatova

Russian poet

Born 11 June 1889 (Julian calendar) · died 5 March 1966, aged 76

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Adolf Hitler and Anna Akhmatova 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.