Who Was Alive

Were Romain Rolland and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Romain Rolland and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1889 to 1944.

Romain Rolland was 23 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 55 when Romain Rolland died, aged 78.

Romain Rolland

French author

Born 29 January 1866 · died 30 December 1944, aged 78

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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  2. Romain Rolland
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Vladimir Lenin
  5. Albert Einstein
  6. Adolf Hitler
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Romain Rolland 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.