Wilhelm Wien · Adolf Hitler Were Wilhelm Wien and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. Wilhelm Wien and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1889 to 1928. Wilhelm Wien was 25 when Adolf Hitler was born.Adolf Hitler was 39 when Wilhelm Wien died, aged 64. Wilhelm WienGerman physicistBorn 13 January 1864 · died 30 August 1928, aged 64Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxWilhelm WienMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Wilhelm Wien 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.