Who Was Alive

Were John D. Rockefeller and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. John D. Rockefeller and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1889 to 1937.

John D. Rockefeller was 49 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 48 when John D. Rockefeller died, aged 97.

John D. Rockefeller

American industrialist and philanthropist

Born 8 July 1839 · died 23 May 1937, aged 97

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Karl Marx
  3. John D. Rockefeller
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
John D. Rockefeller 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.