Karl Marx · Johannes Brahms Were Karl Marx and Johannes Brahms alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Johannes Brahms were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1833 to 1883. Karl Marx was 15 when Johannes Brahms was born.Johannes Brahms was 49 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Johannes BrahmsGerman composerBorn 7 May 1833 · died 3 April 1897, aged 63 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxJohannes BrahmsMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf Hitler Karl Marx and Johannes Brahms 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.