Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Ramakrishna alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Ramakrishna were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1836 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 17 when Ramakrishna was born.

Ramakrishna was 47 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Ramakrishna

Indian mystic and religious preacher

Born 18 February 1836 · died 16 August 1886, aged 50

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Ramakrishna
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
Karl Marx and Ramakrishna 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.