Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and George Orwell alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and George Orwell were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1903 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 14 when George Orwell was born.

George Orwell was 41 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

George Orwell

British writer and journalist

Born 25 June 1903 · died 21 January 1950, aged 46

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. George Orwell
  6. Ronald Reagan
  7. Nelson Mandela
  8. Donald Trump
Adolf Hitler and George Orwell 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.