Adolf Hitler · Dmitri Shostakovich Were Adolf Hitler and Dmitri Shostakovich alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Dmitri Shostakovich were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1906 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 17 when Dmitri Shostakovich was born.Dmitri Shostakovich was 38 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Dmitri ShostakovichSoviet composer and pianistBorn 25 September 1906 · died 9 August 1975, aged 68 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerDmitri ShostakovichRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Dmitri Shostakovich 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.