Saint-John Perse · Adolf Hitler Were Saint-John Perse and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. Saint-John Perse and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1889 to 1945. Saint-John Perse was 1 when Adolf Hitler was born.Saint-John Perse was 57 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Saint-John PerseFrench poet and diplomatBorn 31 May 1887 · died 20 September 1975, aged 88Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinSaint-John PerseAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Saint-John Perse 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.