Adolf Hitler · Charles de Gaulle Were Adolf Hitler and Charles de Gaulle alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Charles de Gaulle were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1890 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 1 when Charles de Gaulle was born.Charles de Gaulle was 54 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Charles de GaulleFrench general and statesmanBorn 22 November 1890 · died 9 November 1970, aged 79 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerCharles de GaulleRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Charles de Gaulle 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.