Who Was Alive

Were André Gide and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

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

André Gide was 19 when Adolf Hitler was born.

André Gide was 75 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

André Gide

French author and Nobel laureate

Born 22 November 1869 · died 19 February 1951, aged 81

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. André Gide
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  5. Albert Einstein
  6. Adolf Hitler
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André Gide 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.