Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Pierre de Coubertin alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Pierre de Coubertin were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1863 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 44 when Pierre de Coubertin was born.

Pierre de Coubertin was 20 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Pierre de Coubertin

Founder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian

Born 1 January 1863 · died 2 September 1937, aged 74

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  3. Karl Marx
  4. Pierre de Coubertin
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
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Karl Marx and Pierre de Coubertin 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.