Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and J. D. Salinger alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and J. D. Salinger were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1919 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 29 when J. D. Salinger was born.

J. D. Salinger was 26 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

J. D. Salinger

American author

Born 1 January 1919 · died 27 January 2010, aged 91

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  4. Adolf Hitler
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  7. J. D. Salinger
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Adolf Hitler and J. D. Salinger 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.