Gustav Kirchhoff · Vladimir Lenin Were Gustav Kirchhoff and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time? Yes. Gustav Kirchhoff and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1870 to 1887. Gustav Kirchhoff was 46 when Vladimir Lenin was born.Vladimir Lenin was 17 when Gustav Kirchhoff died, aged 63. Gustav KirchhoffGerman physicistBorn 12 March 1824 · died 17 October 1887, aged 63Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxGustav KirchhoffMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Gustav Kirchhoff 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.