Franz Schubert · Karl Marx Were Franz Schubert and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Franz Schubert and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1818 to 1828. Franz Schubert was 21 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 10 when Franz Schubert died, aged 31. Franz SchubertAustrian composerBorn 31 January 1797 · died 19 November 1828, aged 31Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonFranz SchubertAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Franz Schubert 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.