Adolf Hitler · Wole Soyinka Were Adolf Hitler and Wole Soyinka alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Wole Soyinka were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1934 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 45 when Wole Soyinka was born.Wole Soyinka was 10 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Wole SoyinkaNigerian writerBorn 13 July 1934 · living, 92 as of September 2026 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaWole SoyinkaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Wole Soyinka 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.