Niccolò Paganini · Karl Marx Were Niccolò Paganini and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Niccolò Paganini and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1818 to 1840. Niccolò Paganini was 35 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 22 when Niccolò Paganini died, aged 57. Niccolò PaganiniItalian violinist and composerBorn 27 October 1782 · died 27 May 1840, aged 57Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonNiccolò PaganiniAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Niccolò Paganini 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.