Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and George Bernard Shaw alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and George Bernard Shaw were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1856 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 38 when George Bernard Shaw was born.

George Bernard Shaw was 26 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist

Born 26 July 1856 · died 2 November 1950, aged 94

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Karl Marx and George Bernard Shaw 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.