Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Doris Lessing alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Doris Lessing were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 1919 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 30 when Doris Lessing was born.

Doris Lessing was 25 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

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer

Born 22 October 1919 · died 17 November 2013, aged 94

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  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Nelson Mandela
  7. Doris Lessing
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Adolf Hitler and Doris Lessing 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.