Who Was Alive

Were Paul Valéry and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Paul Valéry and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1889 to 1945.

Paul Valéry was 17 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Paul Valéry was 73 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Paul Valéry

French poet, essayist, and philosopher

Born 30 October 1871 · died 20 July 1945, aged 73

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Vladimir Lenin
  4. Paul Valéry
  5. Albert Einstein
  6. Adolf Hitler
  7. Ronald Reagan
  8. Nelson Mandela
Paul Valéry 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.