Adolf Hitler · Martin Heidegger Were Adolf Hitler and Martin Heidegger alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Martin Heidegger were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1889 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was under a year old when Martin Heidegger was born.Martin Heidegger was 55 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Martin HeideggerGerman philosopherBorn 26 September 1889 · died 26 May 1976, aged 86 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerMartin HeideggerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Martin Heidegger 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.