Who Was Alive

Were Richard Strauss and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

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

Richard Strauss was 24 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Richard Strauss was 80 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Richard Strauss

German composer and orchestra director

Born 11 June 1864 · died 8 September 1949, aged 85

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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Richard Strauss 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.