Who Was Alive

Were Carl Benz and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Carl Benz and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1889 to 1929.

Carl Benz was 44 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 39 when Carl Benz died, aged 84.

Carl Benz

German automotive and engine designer and manufacturer

Born 25 November 1844 · died 4 April 1929, aged 84

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. Carl Benz
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
Carl Benz 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.