John Ruskin · Adolf Hitler Were John Ruskin and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. John Ruskin and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1889 to 1900. John Ruskin was 70 when Adolf Hitler was born.Adolf Hitler was 10 when John Ruskin died, aged 80. John RuskinEnglish writer and art criticBorn 8 February 1819 · died 20 January 1900, aged 80Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxJohn RuskinMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela John Ruskin 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.