Vladimir Lenin · Srinivasa Ramanujan Were Vladimir Lenin and Srinivasa Ramanujan alive at the same time? Yes. Vladimir Lenin and Srinivasa Ramanujan were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1887 to 1920. Vladimir Lenin was 17 when Srinivasa Ramanujan was born.Vladimir Lenin was 50 when Srinivasa Ramanujan died, aged 32. Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53Srinivasa RamanujanIndian mathematicianBorn 22 December 1887 · died 26 April 1920, aged 32 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinSrinivasa RamanujanAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Vladimir Lenin and Srinivasa Ramanujan 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.