Who Was Alive

Were P. T. Barnum and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. P. T. Barnum and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1818 to 1883.

P. T. Barnum was 7 when Karl Marx was born.

P. T. Barnum was 72 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

P. T. Barnum

American showman and politician

Born 5 July 1810 · died 7 April 1891, aged 80

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. P. T. Barnum
  4. Karl Marx
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
P. T. Barnum 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.