Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Thomas Edison alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Thomas Edison were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1847 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 28 when Thomas Edison was born.

Thomas Edison was 36 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman

Born 11 February 1847 · died 18 October 1931, aged 84

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