Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Bertolt Brecht alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Bertolt Brecht were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1898 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 8 when Bertolt Brecht was born.

Bertolt Brecht was 47 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

Bertolt Brecht

German poet, playwright, and theatre director

Born 10 February 1898 · died 14 August 1956, aged 58

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  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Bertolt Brecht
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  7. Nelson Mandela
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Adolf Hitler and Bertolt Brecht 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.