Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Arthur Balfour alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Arthur Balfour were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1848 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 30 when Arthur Balfour was born.

Arthur Balfour was 34 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Arthur Balfour

British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and statesman

Born 25 July 1848 · died 19 March 1930, aged 81

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