Benjamin Disraeli · Vladimir Lenin Were Benjamin Disraeli and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time? Yes. Benjamin Disraeli and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1870 to 1881. Benjamin Disraeli was 65 when Vladimir Lenin was born.Vladimir Lenin was 10 when Benjamin Disraeli died, aged 76. Benjamin DisraeliBritish statesmanBorn 21 December 1804 · died 19 April 1881, aged 76Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53 NapoleonBenjamin DisraeliAbraham LincolnKarl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Benjamin Disraeli 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.