Adolf Hitler · Kenzaburō Ōe Were Adolf Hitler and Kenzaburō Ōe alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Kenzaburō Ōe were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1935 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 45 when Kenzaburō Ōe was born.Kenzaburō Ōe was 10 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Kenzaburō ŌeJapanese writer and Nobel LaureateBorn 31 January 1935 · died 3 March 2023, aged 88 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaKenzaburō ŌeDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Kenzaburō Ōe 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.