Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1889 to 1945.

Albert Einstein was 10 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Albert Einstein was 66 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

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Albert Einstein and Adolf Hitler 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.