Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Jack London alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Jack London were alive at the same time for 7 years, from 1876 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 57 when Jack London was born.

Jack London was 7 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Jack London

American author, journalist and social activist

Born 12 January 1876 · died 22 November 1916, aged 40

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