Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Alfred Nobel alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Alfred Nobel were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1833 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 15 when Alfred Nobel was born.

Alfred Nobel was 49 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Alfred Nobel

Swedish chemist and inventor

Born 21 October 1833 · died 10 December 1896, aged 63

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  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Alfred Nobel
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
Karl Marx and Alfred Nobel 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.