Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Annie Ernaux alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Annie Ernaux were alive at the same time for 4 years, from 1940 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 51 when Annie Ernaux was born.

Annie Ernaux was 4 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

Annie Ernaux

French writer

Born 1 September 1940 · living, 86 as of September 2026

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  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Nelson Mandela
  7. Annie Ernaux
  8. Donald Trump
  9. Michael Jackson
  10. Barack Obama
Adolf Hitler and Annie Ernaux 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.