Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Benjamin Harrison alive at the same time?

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

Karl Marx was 15 when Benjamin Harrison was born.

Benjamin Harrison was 49 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Benjamin Harrison

President of the United States, 1889-1893

Born 20 August 1833 · died 13 March 1901, aged 67

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Benjamin Harrison
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
Karl Marx and Benjamin Harrison 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.