Karl Marx · Emiliano Zapata Were Karl Marx and Emiliano Zapata alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Emiliano Zapata were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1879 to 1883. Karl Marx was 61 when Emiliano Zapata was born.Emiliano Zapata was 3 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Emiliano ZapataMexican revolutionaryBorn 8 August 1879 · died 10 April 1919, aged 39 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinEmiliano ZapataAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Karl Marx and Emiliano Zapata 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.