Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Sarah Bernhardt alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Sarah Bernhardt were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1844 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 26 when Sarah Bernhardt was born.

Sarah Bernhardt was 38 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Sarah Bernhardt

French stage actress, painter and sculptor

Born 23 October 1844 · died 26 March 1923, aged 78

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Sarah Bernhardt
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
  9. Ronald Reagan
Karl Marx and Sarah Bernhardt 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.