Adolf Hitler · Henry Fonda Were Adolf Hitler and Henry Fonda alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Henry Fonda were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1905 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 16 when Henry Fonda was born.Henry Fonda was 39 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Henry FondaAmerican actorBorn 16 May 1905 · died 12 August 1982, aged 77 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerHenry FondaRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Henry Fonda 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.