Adolf Hitler · Truman Capote Were Adolf Hitler and Truman Capote alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Truman Capote were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1924 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 35 when Truman Capote was born.Truman Capote was 20 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Truman CapoteAmerican writerBorn 30 September 1924 · died 25 August 1984, aged 59 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaTruman CapoteDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Truman Capote 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.