Who Was Alive

Were Claude Debussy and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Claude Debussy and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1889 to 1918.

Claude Debussy was 26 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 28 when Claude Debussy died, aged 55.

Claude Debussy

French classical composer

Born 22 August 1862 · died 25 March 1918, aged 55

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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Claude Debussy 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.