Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and John Paul II alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and John Paul II were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1920 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 31 when John Paul II was born.

John Paul II was 24 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

John Paul II

Pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author

Born 18 May 1920 · died 2 April 2005, aged 84

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Nelson Mandela
  7. John Paul II
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  9. Michael Jackson
  10. Barack Obama
Adolf Hitler and John Paul II 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.