Who Was Alive

Were Émile Zola and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Émile Zola and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1889 to 1902.

Émile Zola was 49 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 13 when Émile Zola died, aged 62.

Émile Zola

French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet

Born 2 April 1840 · died 29 September 1902, aged 62

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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Émile Zola 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.