Who Was Alive

Were Herbert Hoover and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

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

Herbert Hoover was 14 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Herbert Hoover was 70 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Herbert Hoover

President of the United States from 1929 to 1933

Born 10 August 1874 · died 20 October 1964, aged 90

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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Herbert Hoover 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.