Adolf Hitler · Friedrich Hayek Were Adolf Hitler and Friedrich Hayek alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Friedrich Hayek were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1899 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 10 when Friedrich Hayek was born.Friedrich Hayek was 45 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Friedrich HayekAustrian and British economistBorn 8 May 1899 · died 23 March 1992, aged 92 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerFriedrich HayekRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Friedrich Hayek 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.