Who Was Alive

Were James A. Garfield and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time?

Yes. James A. Garfield and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1870 to 1881.

James A. Garfield was 38 when Vladimir Lenin was born.

Vladimir Lenin was 11 when James A. Garfield died, aged 49.

James A. Garfield

President of the United States in 1881

Born 19 November 1831 · died 19 September 1881, aged 49

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. James A. Garfield
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
James A. Garfield 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.