Adolf Hitler · Laurence Olivier Were Adolf Hitler and Laurence Olivier alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Laurence Olivier were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1907 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 18 when Laurence Olivier was born.Laurence Olivier was 37 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Laurence OlivierEnglish actor and directorBorn 22 May 1907 · died 11 July 1989, aged 82 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerLaurence OlivierRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Laurence Olivier 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.