Karl Marx · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Were Karl Marx and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1832 to 1883. Karl Marx was 14 when Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was born.Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was 50 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Bjørnstjerne BjørnsonNorwegian writerBorn 8 December 1832 · died 26 April 1910, aged 77 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxBjørnstjerne BjørnsonMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf Hitler Karl Marx and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 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.