Who Was Alive

Were Douglas MacArthur and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

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

Douglas MacArthur was 9 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Douglas MacArthur was 65 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Douglas MacArthur

United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea

Born 26 January 1880 · died 5 April 1964, aged 84

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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Douglas MacArthur 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.