Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Simone de Beauvoir alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Simone de Beauvoir were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1908 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 18 when Simone de Beauvoir was born.

Simone de Beauvoir was 37 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

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist

Born 9 January 1908 · died 14 April 1986, aged 78

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  2. Vladimir Lenin
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  5. Simone de Beauvoir
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Adolf Hitler and Simone de Beauvoir 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.