Adolf Hitler · Frank Herbert Were Adolf Hitler and Frank Herbert alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Frank Herbert were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1920 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 31 when Frank Herbert was born.Frank Herbert was 24 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Frank HerbertAmerican writerBorn 8 October 1920 · died 11 February 1986, aged 65 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaFrank HerbertDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Frank Herbert 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.