Who Was Alive

Were P. T. Barnum and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. P. T. Barnum and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 1 years, from 1889 to 1891.

P. T. Barnum was 78 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 1 when P. T. Barnum died, aged 80.

P. T. Barnum

American showman and politician

Born 5 July 1810 · died 7 April 1891, aged 80

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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