Who Was Alive

Were Colette and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Colette and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1889 to 1945.

Colette was 16 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Colette was 72 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Colette

French novelist

Born 28 January 1873 · died 3 August 1954, aged 81

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

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Colette and Adolf Hitler 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.