Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Adolf Hitler and James Watson were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1928 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 38 when James Watson was born.

James Watson was 17 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 Watson

American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate

Born 6 April 1928 · died 6 November 2025, aged 97

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Nelson Mandela
  7. James Watson
  8. Donald Trump
  9. Michael Jackson
  10. Barack Obama
Adolf Hitler and James Watson 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.