Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Woodrow Wilson alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Woodrow Wilson were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1856 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 38 when Woodrow Wilson was born.

Woodrow Wilson was 26 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Woodrow Wilson

28th President of the United States

Born 28 December 1856 · died 3 February 1924, aged 67

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