Who Was Alive

Were Wilhelm I and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time?

Yes. Wilhelm I and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1870 to 1888.

Wilhelm I was 73 when Vladimir Lenin was born.

Vladimir Lenin was 17 when Wilhelm I died, aged 90.

Wilhelm I

19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia

Born 22 March 1797 · died 9 March 1888, aged 90

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

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

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