Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Herbert Spencer alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Herbert Spencer were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1820 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 1 when Herbert Spencer was born.

Herbert Spencer was 62 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Herbert Spencer

English philosopher and political theorist

Born 27–28 April 1820 · died 8 December 1903, aged 83

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  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Herbert Spencer
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
Karl Marx and Herbert Spencer 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.