Who Was Alive

Were Joseph John Thomson and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Joseph John Thomson and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1889 to 1940.

Joseph John Thomson was 32 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 51 when Joseph John Thomson died, aged 83.

Joseph John Thomson

British physicist

Born 18 December 1856 · died 30 August 1940, aged 83

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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  3. Joseph John Thomson
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  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
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Joseph John Thomson 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.