Marie Curie · Adolf Hitler Were Marie Curie and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. Marie Curie and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1889 to 1934. Marie Curie was 21 when Adolf Hitler was born.Adolf Hitler was 45 when Marie Curie died, aged 66. Marie CuriePolish-born French physicist and chemistBorn 7 November 1867 · died 4 July 1934, aged 66Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Karl MarxMarie CurieMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Marie Curie 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.