Adolf Hitler · René Magritte Were Adolf Hitler and René Magritte alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and René Magritte were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1898 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 9 when René Magritte was born.René Magritte was 46 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56René MagritteBelgian surrealistBorn 21 November 1898 · died 15 August 1967, aged 68 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRené MagritteRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and René Magritte 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.