Who Was Alive

Were James K. Polk and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. James K. Polk and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1818 to 1849.

James K. Polk was 22 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 31 when James K. Polk died, aged 53.

James K. Polk

President of the United States from 1845 to 1849

Born 2 November 1795 · died 15 June 1849, aged 53

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

Born 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64

  1. Napoleon
  2. James K. Polk
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Karl Marx
  6. Leo Tolstoy
  7. Mahatma Gandhi
  8. Vladimir Lenin
  9. Albert Einstein
James K. Polk 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.