Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Harry Houdini alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Harry Houdini were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1874 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 55 when Harry Houdini was born.

Harry Houdini was 8 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Harry Houdini

Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer

Born 24 March 1874 · died 31 October 1926, aged 52

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