Who Was Alive

Were Pius XII and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

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

Pius XII was 13 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Pius XII was 69 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Pius XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

Born 2 March 1876 · died 9 October 1958, aged 82

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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Pius XII 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.