Adolf Hitler · Ludwig Erhard Were Adolf Hitler and Ludwig Erhard alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Ludwig Erhard were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1897 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 7 when Ludwig Erhard was born.Ludwig Erhard was 48 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Ludwig ErhardChancellor of West GermanyBorn 4 February 1897 · died 5 May 1977, aged 80 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerLudwig ErhardRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Ludwig Erhard 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.