David Hilbert · Adolf Hitler Were David Hilbert and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. David Hilbert and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1889 to 1943. David Hilbert was 27 when Adolf Hitler was born.Adolf Hitler was 53 when David Hilbert died, aged 81. David HilbertGerman mathematicianBorn 23 January 1862 · died 14 February 1943, aged 81Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxDavid HilbertMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela David Hilbert 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.