Who Was Alive

Were William James and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. William James and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1889 to 1910.

William James was 47 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 21 when William James died, aged 68.

William James

American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist

Born 11 January 1842 · died 26 August 1910, aged 68

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. William James
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
William James 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.