Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Lenin and Heinrich Himmler alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Lenin and Heinrich Himmler were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1900 to 1924.

Vladimir Lenin was 30 when Heinrich Himmler was born.

Heinrich Himmler was 23 when Vladimir Lenin died, aged 53.

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

Born 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53

Heinrich Himmler

German Nazi politician; leader of the German SS & main architect of the Holocaust

Born 7 October 1900 · died 23 May 1945, aged 44

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Heinrich Himmler
  6. Ronald Reagan
  7. Nelson Mandela
Vladimir Lenin and Heinrich Himmler 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.