Adolf Hitler · James Cagney Were Adolf Hitler and James Cagney alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and James Cagney were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1899 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 10 when James Cagney was born.James Cagney was 45 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56James CagneyAmerican actor and dancerBorn 17 July 1899 · died 30 March 1986, aged 86 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerJames CagneyRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and James Cagney 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.