Alessandro Manzoni · Vladimir Lenin Were Alessandro Manzoni and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time? Yes. Alessandro Manzoni and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1870 to 1873. Alessandro Manzoni was 85 when Vladimir Lenin was born.Vladimir Lenin was 3 when Alessandro Manzoni died, aged 88. Alessandro ManzoniItalian writer and poetBorn 7 March 1785 · died 22 May 1873, aged 88Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53 NapoleonAlessandro ManzoniAbraham LincolnKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Alessandro Manzoni 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.