Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Edvard Munch alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Edvard Munch were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1863 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 45 when Edvard Munch was born.

Edvard Munch was 19 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter

Born 12 December 1863 · died 23 January 1944, aged 80

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