Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Wilhelm II alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Wilhelm II were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1859 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 40 when Wilhelm II was born.

Wilhelm II was 24 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Wilhelm II

As King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918

Born 27 January 1859 · died 4 June 1941, aged 82

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