Who Was Alive

Were Verner von Heidenstam and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Verner von Heidenstam and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1889 to 1940.

Verner von Heidenstam was 29 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 51 when Verner von Heidenstam died, aged 80.

Verner von Heidenstam

Swedish writer

Born 6 July 1859 · died 20 May 1940, 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. Karl Marx
  3. Verner von Heidenstam
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
Verner von Heidenstam 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.