Who Was Alive

Were Emperor Meiji and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Emperor Meiji and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1889 to 1912.

Emperor Meiji was 36 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 23 when Emperor Meiji died, aged 59.

Emperor Meiji

Emperor of Japan from 1867 until 1912

Born 3 November 1852 · died 30 July 1912, aged 59

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Karl Marx
  3. Emperor Meiji
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
Emperor Meiji 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.