Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Abdul Hamid II alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Abdul Hamid II were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1842 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 24 when Abdul Hamid II was born.

Abdul Hamid II was 40 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

Born 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64

Abdul Hamid II

34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born 21 September 1842 · died 10 February 1918, aged 75

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Abdul Hamid II
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
  9. Ronald Reagan
Karl Marx and Abdul Hamid II 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.