Who Was Alive

Were Cecil John Rhodes and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Cecil John Rhodes and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1889 to 1902.

Cecil John Rhodes was 35 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 12 when Cecil John Rhodes died, aged 48.

Cecil John Rhodes

British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa

Born 5 July 1853 · died 26 March 1902, aged 48

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Karl Marx
  3. Cecil John Rhodes
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
Cecil John Rhodes 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.