Who Was Alive

Were Fernando Pessoa and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Fernando Pessoa and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1889 to 1935.

Fernando Pessoa was under a year old when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 46 when Fernando Pessoa died, aged 47.

Fernando Pessoa

Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935); creator of the heteronymic system including Alberto Caeiro, Ricardo Reis, Álvaro de Campos, and Bernardo Soares

Born 13 June 1888 · died 30 November 1935, aged 47

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Fernando Pessoa
  5. Adolf Hitler
  6. Ronald Reagan
  7. Nelson Mandela
Fernando Pessoa 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.