Adolf Hitler · Hideki Yukawa Were Adolf Hitler and Hideki Yukawa alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Hideki Yukawa were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1907 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 17 when Hideki Yukawa was born.Hideki Yukawa was 38 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Hideki YukawaJapanese theoretical physicistBorn 23 January 1907 · died 8 September 1981, aged 74 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerHideki YukawaRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Hideki Yukawa 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.