William Wordsworth · Karl Marx Were William Wordsworth and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. William Wordsworth and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1818 to 1850. William Wordsworth was 48 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 31 when William Wordsworth died, aged 80. William WordsworthEnglish Romantic poetBorn 7 April 1770 · died 23 April 1850, aged 80Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonWilliam WordsworthAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein William Wordsworth and Karl Marx 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.