Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Alexander Graham Bell alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Alexander Graham Bell were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1847 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 28 when Alexander Graham Bell was born.

Alexander Graham Bell was 36 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Alexander Graham Bell

Canadian-American scientist inventor of telephone

Born 3 March 1847 · died 2 August 1922, aged 75

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