Adolf Hitler · Jimi Hendrix Were Adolf Hitler and Jimi Hendrix alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Jimi Hendrix were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1942 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 53 when Jimi Hendrix was born.Jimi Hendrix was 2 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Jimi HendrixAmerican guitaristBorn 27 November 1942 · died 18 September 1970, aged 27 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaJimi HendrixDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Jimi Hendrix 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.