François Mauriac · Adolf Hitler Were François Mauriac and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. François Mauriac and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1889 to 1945. François Mauriac was 3 when Adolf Hitler was born.François Mauriac was 59 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. François MauriacFrench writerBorn 11 October 1885 · died 1 September 1970, aged 84Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinFrançois MauriacAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama François Mauriac 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.