Who Was Alive

Were J. M. Barrie and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. J. M. Barrie and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1889 to 1937.

J. M. Barrie was 28 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 48 when J. M. Barrie died, aged 77.

J. M. Barrie

Scottish writer and playwright

Born 9 May 1860 · died 19 June 1937, aged 77

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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  2. Karl Marx
  3. J. M. Barrie
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
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J. M. Barrie 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.