Who Was Alive

Were Philippe Pétain and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

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

Philippe Pétain was 32 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Philippe Pétain was 89 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Philippe Pétain

French military and political leader

Born 24 April 1856 · died 23 July 1951, aged 95

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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  2. Philippe Pétain
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  4. Vladimir Lenin
  5. Albert Einstein
  6. Adolf Hitler
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Philippe Pétain 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.