Giosuè Carducci · Adolf Hitler Were Giosuè Carducci and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. Giosuè Carducci and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1889 to 1907. Giosuè Carducci was 53 when Adolf Hitler was born.Adolf Hitler was 17 when Giosuè Carducci died, aged 71. Giosuè CarducciItalian poet and literary criticBorn 27 July 1835 · died 16 February 1907, aged 71Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxGiosuè CarducciMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Giosuè Carducci 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.