Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Roald Dahl alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Roald Dahl were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1916 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 27 when Roald Dahl was born.

Roald Dahl was 28 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

Roald Dahl

British writer and poet

Born 13 September 1916 · died 23 November 1990, aged 74

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Adolf Hitler and Roald Dahl 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.