Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Mark Twain alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Mark Twain were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1835 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 17 when Mark Twain was born.

Mark Twain was 47 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Mark Twain

American author and humorist

Born 30 November 1835 · died 21 April 1910, aged 74

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