Adolf Hitler · Philip Roth Were Adolf Hitler and Philip Roth alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Philip Roth were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1933 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 43 when Philip Roth was born.Philip Roth was 12 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Philip RothAmerican novelistBorn 19 March 1933 · died 22 May 2018, aged 85 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaPhilip RothDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Philip Roth 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.