Karl Marx · Giacomo Puccini Were Karl Marx and Giacomo Puccini alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Giacomo Puccini were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1858 to 1883. Karl Marx was 40 when Giacomo Puccini was born.Giacomo Puccini was 24 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Giacomo PucciniItalian opera composerBorn 22 December 1858 · died 29 November 1924, aged 65 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxGiacomo PucciniMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Karl Marx and Giacomo Puccini 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.