Paul Gauguin · Adolf Hitler Were Paul Gauguin and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. Paul Gauguin and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1889 to 1903. Paul Gauguin was 40 when Adolf Hitler was born.Adolf Hitler was 14 when Paul Gauguin died, aged 54. Paul GauguinFrench painter and printmakerBorn 7 June 1848 · died 8 May 1903, aged 54Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxPaul GauguinMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Paul Gauguin 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.