Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Lenin and Walter Benjamin alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Lenin and Walter Benjamin were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1892 to 1924.

Vladimir Lenin was 22 when Walter Benjamin was born.

Walter Benjamin was 31 when Vladimir Lenin died, aged 53.

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

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

Walter Benjamin

German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic

Born 15 July 1892 · died 26 September 1940, aged 48

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