Bedřich Smetana · Vladimir Lenin Were Bedřich Smetana and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time? Yes. Bedřich Smetana and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1870 to 1884. Bedřich Smetana was 46 when Vladimir Lenin was born.Vladimir Lenin was 14 when Bedřich Smetana died, aged 60. Bedřich SmetanaCzech composerBorn 2 March 1824 · died 12 May 1884, aged 60Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxBedřich SmetanaMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Bedřich Smetana and Vladimir Lenin 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.