Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Roger Penrose alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Roger Penrose were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1931 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 42 when Roger Penrose was born.

Roger Penrose was 13 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

Roger Penrose

English mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher

Born 8 August 1931 · living, 95 as of September 2026

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  2. Vladimir Lenin
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  4. Adolf Hitler
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  7. Roger Penrose
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Adolf Hitler and Roger Penrose 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.