Karen Blixen · Adolf Hitler Were Karen Blixen and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. Karen Blixen and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1889 to 1945. Karen Blixen was 4 when Adolf Hitler was born.Karen Blixen was 60 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Karen BlixenDanish writerBorn 17 April 1885 · died 7 September 1962, aged 77Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinKaren BlixenAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Karen Blixen 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.