Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and John D. Rockefeller alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and John D. Rockefeller were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1839 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 21 when John D. Rockefeller was born.

John D. Rockefeller was 43 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

John D. Rockefeller

American industrialist and philanthropist

Born 8 July 1839 · died 23 May 1937, aged 97

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. John D. Rockefeller
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
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Karl Marx and John D. Rockefeller 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.