Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Ray Charles alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Ray Charles were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1930 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 41 when Ray Charles was born.

Ray Charles was 14 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

Ray Charles

American singer, pianist and songwriter

Born 23 September 1930 · died 10 June 2004, aged 73

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Nelson Mandela
  7. Ray Charles
  8. Donald Trump
  9. Michael Jackson
  10. Barack Obama
Adolf Hitler and Ray Charles 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.