Adolf Hitler · Luis Buñuel Were Adolf Hitler and Luis Buñuel alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Luis Buñuel were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1900 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 10 when Luis Buñuel was born.Luis Buñuel was 45 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Luis BuñuelSpanish-Mexican filmmakerBorn 22 February 1900 · died 29 July 1983, aged 83 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerLuis BuñuelRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Luis Buñuel 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.