Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Carl Spitteler and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1889 to 1924.

Carl Spitteler was 43 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 35 when Carl Spitteler died, aged 79.

Carl Spitteler

Swiss writer

Born 24 April 1845 · died 29 December 1924, aged 79

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

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  2. Karl Marx
  3. Carl Spitteler
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
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Carl Spitteler 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.