Karl Marx · Mahatma Gandhi Were Karl Marx and Mahatma Gandhi alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Mahatma Gandhi were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1869 to 1883. Karl Marx was 51 when Mahatma Gandhi was born.Mahatma Gandhi was 13 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Mahatma GandhiIndian independence activistBorn 2 October 1869 · died 30 January 1948, aged 78 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald Trump Karl Marx and Mahatma Gandhi 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.