Adolf Hitler · William Faulkner Were Adolf Hitler and William Faulkner alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and William Faulkner were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1897 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 8 when William Faulkner was born.William Faulkner was 47 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56William FaulknerAmerican writerBorn 25 September 1897 · died 6 July 1962, aged 64 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerWilliam FaulknerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and William Faulkner 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.