Adolf Hitler · José Saramago Were Adolf Hitler and José Saramago alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and José Saramago were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1922 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 33 when José Saramago was born.José Saramago was 22 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56José SaramagoPortuguese novelistBorn 16 November 1922 · died 18 June 2010, aged 87 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaJosé SaramagoDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and José Saramago 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.