Adolf Hitler · Jesse Owens Were Adolf Hitler and Jesse Owens alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Jesse Owens were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1913 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 24 when Jesse Owens was born.Jesse Owens was 31 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Jesse OwensAmerican track and field athleteBorn 12 September 1913 · died 31 March 1980, aged 66 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganJesse OwensNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Jesse Owens 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.