Adolf Hitler · Gerhard Schröder Were Adolf Hitler and Gerhard Schröder alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Gerhard Schröder were alive at the same time for 1 years, from 1944 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 54 when Gerhard Schröder was born.Gerhard Schröder was 1 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Gerhard SchröderChancellor of West GermanyBorn 7 April 1944 · living, 82 as of September 2026 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaGerhard SchröderDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Gerhard Schröder 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.