Who Was Alive

Were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time?

Yes. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1870 to 1882.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was 66 when Vladimir Lenin was born.

Vladimir Lenin was 12 when Ralph Waldo Emerson died, aged 78.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher

Born 25 May 1803 · died 27 April 1882, aged 78

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

Born 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53

  1. Napoleon
  2. Ralph Waldo Emerson
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Karl Marx
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Vladimir Lenin 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.