Adolf Hitler · Buzz Aldrin Were Adolf Hitler and Buzz Aldrin alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Buzz Aldrin were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1930 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 40 when Buzz Aldrin was born.Buzz Aldrin was 15 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Buzz AldrinAmerican astronautBorn 20 January 1930 · living, 96 as of September 2026 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaBuzz AldrinDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Buzz Aldrin 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.