Who Was Alive

Were Harry Houdini and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Harry Houdini and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1889 to 1926.

Harry Houdini was 15 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 37 when Harry Houdini died, aged 52.

Harry Houdini

Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer

Born 24 March 1874 · died 31 October 1926, aged 52

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Vladimir Lenin
  4. Harry Houdini
  5. Albert Einstein
  6. Adolf Hitler
  7. Ronald Reagan
  8. Nelson Mandela
Harry Houdini 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.