Who Was Alive

Were Franz Kafka and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Franz Kafka and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1889 to 1924.

Franz Kafka was 5 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 35 when Franz Kafka died, aged 40.

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague

Born 3 July 1883 · died 3 June 1924, aged 40

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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Franz Kafka 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.