Adolf Hitler · Jacques Derrida Were Adolf Hitler and Jacques Derrida alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Jacques Derrida were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1930 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 41 when Jacques Derrida was born.Jacques Derrida was 14 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Jacques DerridaFrench philosopherBorn 15 July 1930 · died 8–9 October 2004, aged 74 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaJacques DerridaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Jacques Derrida 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.