Édouard Manet · Vladimir Lenin Were Édouard Manet and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time? Yes. Édouard Manet and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1870 to 1883. Édouard Manet was 38 when Vladimir Lenin was born.Vladimir Lenin was 13 when Édouard Manet died, aged 51. Édouard ManetFrench painterBorn 23 January 1832 · died 30 April 1883, aged 51Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxÉdouard ManetMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Édouard Manet 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.