Who Was Alive

Were Rudolf Diesel and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Rudolf Diesel and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1889 to 1913.

Rudolf Diesel was 31 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 24 when Rudolf Diesel died, aged 55.

Rudolf Diesel

German inventor and mechanical engineer

Born 18 March 1858 · died 30 September 1913, aged 55

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. Rudolf Diesel
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
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Rudolf Diesel 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.