Who Was Alive

Were Hans Christian Andersen and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time?

Yes. Hans Christian Andersen and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1870 to 1875.

Hans Christian Andersen was 65 when Vladimir Lenin was born.

Vladimir Lenin was 5 when Hans Christian Andersen died, aged 70.

Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer and poet

Born 2 April 1805 · died 4 August 1875, aged 70

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

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

  1. Napoleon
  2. Hans Christian Andersen
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Karl Marx
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
  9. Ronald Reagan
  10. Nelson Mandela
Hans Christian Andersen 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.