Frédéric Chopin · Karl Marx Were Frédéric Chopin and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Frédéric Chopin and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1818 to 1849. Frédéric Chopin was 8 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 31 when Frédéric Chopin died, aged 39. Frédéric ChopinPolish composer and pianistBorn 1 March 1810 · died 17 October 1849, aged 39Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinFrédéric ChopinKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Frédéric Chopin 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.