Emily Dickinson · Vladimir Lenin Were Emily Dickinson and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time? Yes. Emily Dickinson and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1870 to 1886. Emily Dickinson was 39 when Vladimir Lenin was born.Vladimir Lenin was 16 when Emily Dickinson died, aged 55. Emily DickinsonAmerican poetBorn 10 December 1830 · died 15 May 1886, aged 55Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxEmily DickinsonMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Emily Dickinson 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.