Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Barbara McClintock alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Barbara McClintock were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1902 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 13 when Barbara McClintock was born.

Barbara McClintock was 42 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

Barbara McClintock

American scientist and cytogeneticist

Born 16 June 1902 · died 2 September 1992, aged 90

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Barbara McClintock
  6. Ronald Reagan
  7. Nelson Mandela
  8. Donald Trump
  9. Michael Jackson
  10. Barack Obama
Adolf Hitler and Barbara McClintock 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.