Who Was Alive

Were Wilhelm II and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Wilhelm II and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1889 to 1941.

Wilhelm II was 30 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 52 when Wilhelm II died, aged 82.

Wilhelm II

As King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918

Born 27 January 1859 · died 4 June 1941, aged 82

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Karl Marx
  3. Wilhelm II
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
Wilhelm II 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.