Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Henry James alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Henry James were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1843 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 24 when Henry James was born.

Henry James was 39 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Henry James

American and British writer

Born 15 April 1843 · died 28 February 1916, aged 72

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