Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon III and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon III and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1818 to 1873.

Napoleon III was 10 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 54 when Napoleon III died, aged 64.

Napoleon III

President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and last monarch of France

Born 20 April 1808 · died 9 January 1873, aged 64

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

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  2. Napoleon III
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  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
Napoleon III and Karl Marx 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.