Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and John Paul I alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and John Paul I were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1912 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 23 when John Paul I was born.

John Paul I was 32 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

John Paul I

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978

Born 17 October 1912 · died 28 September 1978, aged 65

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  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
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  6. John Paul I
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Adolf Hitler and John Paul I 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.