Adolf Hitler · François Truffaut Were Adolf Hitler and François Truffaut alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and François Truffaut were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1932 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 42 when François Truffaut was born.François Truffaut was 13 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56François TruffautFrench film directorBorn 6 February 1932 · died 21 October 1984, aged 52 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaFrançois TruffautDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and François Truffaut 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.