Jacques Offenbach · Vladimir Lenin Were Jacques Offenbach and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time? Yes. Jacques Offenbach and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1870 to 1880. Jacques Offenbach was 50 when Vladimir Lenin was born.Vladimir Lenin was 10 when Jacques Offenbach died, aged 61. Jacques OffenbachGerman-born French composerBorn 20 June 1819 · died 5 October 1880, aged 61Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxJacques OffenbachVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Jacques Offenbach 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.