Yanka Kupala · Adolf Hitler Were Yanka Kupala and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. Yanka Kupala and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1889 to 1942. Yanka Kupala was 6 when Adolf Hitler was born.Adolf Hitler was 53 when Yanka Kupala died, aged 59. Yanka KupalaBelarusian writerBorn 7 July 1882 · died 28 June 1942, aged 59Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Karl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinYanka KupalaAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Yanka Kupala 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.