Adolf Hitler · Roman Polanski Were Adolf Hitler and Roman Polanski alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Roman Polanski were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1933 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 44 when Roman Polanski was born.Roman Polanski was 11 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Roman PolanskiFrench-Polish filmmakerBorn 18 August 1933 · living, 93 as of September 2026 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaRoman PolanskiDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Roman Polanski 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.