Adolf Hitler · Vivien Leigh Were Adolf Hitler and Vivien Leigh alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Vivien Leigh were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1913 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 24 when Vivien Leigh was born.Vivien Leigh was 31 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Vivien LeighBritish actressBorn 5 November 1913 · died 8 July 1967, aged 53 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganVivien LeighNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Vivien Leigh 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.