Adolf Hitler · Karel Čapek Were Adolf Hitler and Karel Čapek alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Karel Čapek were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1890 to 1938. Adolf Hitler was under a year old when Karel Čapek was born.Adolf Hitler was 49 when Karel Čapek died, aged 48. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Karel ČapekCzech writerBorn 9 January 1890 · died 25 December 1938, aged 48 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerKarel ČapekRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Adolf Hitler and Karel Čapek 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.