Adolf Hitler · Edward VIII Were Adolf Hitler and Edward VIII alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Edward VIII were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1894 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 5 when Edward VIII was born.Edward VIII was 50 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Edward VIIIKing of the United Kingdom in 1936Born 23 June 1894 · died 28 May 1972, aged 77 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerEdward VIIIRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Edward VIII 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.