Who was born first, Adolf Hitler or Jesse Owens?

Adolf Hitler was born first, in 1889. Jesse Owens was born in 1913.

Adolf Hitler & Jesse Owens

Did Adolf Hitler and Jesse Owens live at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Jesse Owens lived at the same time for 32 years, from 1913 to 1945.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Adolf Hitler · Jesse Owens · Born in 1889 · Born in 1913

Adolf Hitler

1889–1945

Politics & Leadership

Nazi dictator of Germany 1933–1945

Jesse Owens

1913–1980

Sports

4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics

18891980

Adolf Hitler

Jesse Owens

Adolf Hitler

Politics & Leadership

Born in Adolf Hitler's birth house

Died in Führerbunker

Jesse Owens

Sports

Born in Oakville

Died in Tucson

World Events During Their Overlap

1914 World War I begins

1917 Russian Revolution

1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins

1919 Treaty of Versailles signed

1920 League of Nations established

1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

1929 Wall Street Crash; Great Depression begins

1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

1936 Spanish Civil War begins

1939 World War II begins

1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor; US enters WWII

1944 D-Day: Allied invasion of Normandy

1945 Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; WWII ends

1945 United Nations founded

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Sources

Adolf Hitler — Wikipedia
Adolf Hitler (Q352) — Wikidata
Jesse Owens — Wikipedia
Jesse Owens (Q52651) — Wikidata