Who Was Alive

Were John Dewey and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

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

John Dewey was 29 when Adolf Hitler was born.

John Dewey was 85 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

John Dewey

American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer

Born 20 October 1859 · died 1 June 1952, aged 92

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

  1. Karl Marx
  2. John Dewey
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Vladimir Lenin
  5. Albert Einstein
  6. Adolf Hitler
  7. Ronald Reagan
  8. Nelson Mandela
  9. Donald Trump
John Dewey 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.