Karl Marx · Arthur Rimbaud Were Karl Marx and Arthur Rimbaud alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Arthur Rimbaud were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1854 to 1883. Karl Marx was 36 when Arthur Rimbaud was born.Arthur Rimbaud was 28 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Arthur RimbaudFrench poetBorn 20 October 1854 · died 10 November 1891, aged 37 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxArthur RimbaudMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf Hitler Karl Marx and Arthur Rimbaud 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.