Who Was Alive

Were James Joyce and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. James Joyce and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1889 to 1941.

James Joyce was 7 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 51 when James Joyce died, aged 58.

James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet

Born 2 February 1882 · died 13 January 1941, aged 58

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. Albert Einstein
  5. James Joyce
  6. Adolf Hitler
  7. Ronald Reagan
  8. Nelson Mandela
James Joyce 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.