Who Was Alive

Were Andrew Johnson and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Andrew Johnson and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 57 years, from 1818 to 1875.

Andrew Johnson was 9 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 57 when Andrew Johnson died, aged 66.

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

Born 29 December 1808 · died 31 July 1875, aged 66

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

Born 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64

  1. Napoleon
  2. Andrew Johnson
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Karl Marx
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
Andrew Johnson and Karl Marx 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.