Swami Vivekananda · Adolf Hitler Were Swami Vivekananda and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. Swami Vivekananda and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1889 to 1902. Swami Vivekananda was 26 when Adolf Hitler was born.Adolf Hitler was 13 when Swami Vivekananda died, aged 39. Swami VivekanandaIndian Hindu monk and philosopherBorn 12 January 1863 · died 4 July 1902, aged 39Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxSwami VivekanandaMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Swami Vivekananda 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.