Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Pope Francis alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Pope Francis were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1936 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 47 when Pope Francis was born.

Pope Francis was 8 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

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025

Born 17 December 1936 · died 21 April 2025, aged 88

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Nelson Mandela
  7. Pope Francis
  8. Donald Trump
  9. Michael Jackson
  10. Barack Obama
Adolf Hitler and Pope Francis 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.