David Livingstone · Vladimir Lenin Were David Livingstone and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time? Yes. David Livingstone and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1870 to 1873. David Livingstone was 57 when Vladimir Lenin was born.Vladimir Lenin was 3 when David Livingstone died, aged 60. David LivingstoneScottish missionary and explorerBorn 19 March 1813 · died 1 May 1873, aged 60Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53 NapoleonAbraham LincolnDavid LivingstoneKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela David Livingstone 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.