Karl Marx · Antonín Dvořák Were Karl Marx and Antonín Dvořák alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Antonín Dvořák were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1841 to 1883. Karl Marx was 23 when Antonín Dvořák was born.Antonín Dvořák was 41 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Antonín DvořákCzech composerBorn 8 September 1841 · died 1 May 1904, aged 62 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxAntonín DvořákMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf Hitler Karl Marx and Antonín Dvořák 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.