Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and W. H. Auden alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and W. H. Auden were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1907 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 17 when W. H. Auden was born.

W. H. Auden was 38 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

W. H. Auden

British-American poet

Born 21 February 1907 · died 29 September 1973, aged 66

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Adolf Hitler and W. H. Auden 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.