Who Was Alive

Were Gustav Mahler and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Gustav Mahler and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1889 to 1911.

Gustav Mahler was 28 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 22 when Gustav Mahler died, aged 50.

Gustav Mahler

Austrian late-Romantic composer

Born 7 July 1860 · died 18 May 1911, aged 50

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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Gustav Mahler 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.