Who Was Alive

Were Charles Darwin and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles Darwin and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1870 to 1882.

Charles Darwin was 61 when Vladimir Lenin was born.

Vladimir Lenin was 11 when Charles Darwin died, aged 73.

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist

Born 12 February 1809 · died 19 April 1882, aged 73

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

Born 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53

  1. Napoleon
  2. Charles Darwin
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Karl Marx
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
Charles Darwin 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.