Adolf Hitler · Imre Kertész Were Adolf Hitler and Imre Kertész alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Imre Kertész were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1929 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 40 when Imre Kertész was born.Imre Kertész was 15 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Imre KertészHungarian authorBorn 9 November 1929 · died 31 March 2016, aged 86 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaImre KertészDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Imre Kertész 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.