Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Ridley Scott alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Ridley Scott were alive at the same time for 7 years, from 1937 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 48 when Ridley Scott was born.

Ridley Scott was 7 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

Ridley Scott

English filmmaker

Born 30 November 1937 · living, 88 as of September 2026

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Adolf Hitler and Ridley Scott 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.