Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and James Dean alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and James Dean were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1931 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 41 when James Dean was born.

James Dean was 14 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

James Dean

American actor

Born 8 February 1931 · died 30 September 1955, aged 24

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