Nathaniel Hawthorne · Karl Marx Were Nathaniel Hawthorne and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Nathaniel Hawthorne and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1818 to 1864. Nathaniel Hawthorne was 13 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 46 when Nathaniel Hawthorne died, aged 59. Nathaniel HawthorneAmerican authorBorn 4 July 1804 · died 19 May 1864, aged 59Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonNathaniel HawthorneAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Nathaniel Hawthorne 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.