Who Was Alive

Were Maxim Gorky and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Maxim Gorky and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1889 to 1936.

Maxim Gorky was 21 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 47 when Maxim Gorky died, aged 68.

Maxim Gorky

Russian and Soviet writer

Born 16 March 1868 (Julian calendar) · died 18 June 1936, aged 68

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Maxim Gorky
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Vladimir Lenin
  5. Albert Einstein
  6. Adolf Hitler
  7. Ronald Reagan
  8. Nelson Mandela
Maxim Gorky 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.