Who Was Alive

Were Chester A. Arthur and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time?

Yes. Chester A. Arthur and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1870 to 1886.

Chester A. Arthur was 40 when Vladimir Lenin was born.

Vladimir Lenin was 16 when Chester A. Arthur died, aged 57.

Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

Born 5 October 1829 · died 18 November 1886, aged 57

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

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

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Karl Marx
  3. Chester A. Arthur
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
Chester A. Arthur 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.