Benjamin Disraeli · Karl Marx Were Benjamin Disraeli and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Benjamin Disraeli and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1818 to 1881. Benjamin Disraeli was 13 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 62 when Benjamin Disraeli died, aged 76. Benjamin DisraeliBritish statesmanBorn 21 December 1804 · died 19 April 1881, aged 76Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonBenjamin DisraeliAbraham LincolnKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Benjamin Disraeli 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.