Karl Marx · Guillaume Apollinaire Were Karl Marx and Guillaume Apollinaire alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Guillaume Apollinaire were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1880 to 1883. Karl Marx was 62 when Guillaume Apollinaire was born.Guillaume Apollinaire was 2 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Guillaume ApollinaireFrench poetBorn 26 August 1880 · died 9 November 1918, aged 38 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinGuillaume ApollinaireAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Karl Marx and Guillaume Apollinaire 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.