Charles Dickens · Vladimir Lenin Were Charles Dickens and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time? Yes. Charles Dickens and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1870 to 1870. Charles Dickens was 58 when Vladimir Lenin was born.Vladimir Lenin was under a year old when Charles Dickens died, aged 58. Charles DickensEnglish novelist and social criticBorn 7 February 1812 · died 9 June 1870, aged 58Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53 NapoleonAbraham LincolnCharles DickensKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Charles Dickens 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.