Karl Marx · Alexandre Dumas fils Were Karl Marx and Alexandre Dumas fils alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Alexandre Dumas fils were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1824 to 1883. Karl Marx was 6 when Alexandre Dumas fils was born.Alexandre Dumas fils was 58 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Alexandre Dumas filsFrench writer and dramatistBorn 27 July 1824 · died 27 November 1895, aged 71 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxAlexandre Dumas filsMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf Hitler Karl Marx and Alexandre Dumas fils 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.