Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Goebbels alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Goebbels were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1897 to 1924.

Vladimir Lenin was 27 when Joseph Goebbels was born.

Joseph Goebbels was 26 when Vladimir Lenin died, aged 53.

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

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

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister

Born 29 October 1897 · died 1 May 1945, aged 47

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Joseph Goebbels
  6. Ronald Reagan
  7. Nelson Mandela
Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Goebbels 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.