Harriet Tubman · Karl Marx Were Harriet Tubman and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Harriet Tubman and Karl Marx were alive at the same time, from 1817–1824 to 1883. Harriet TubmanAfrican-American abolitionistBorn 1817–1824 · died 10 March 1913Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonAbraham LincolnHarriet TubmanKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Harriet Tubman and Karl Marx 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.