Who Was Alive

Were Joseph Smith and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Joseph Smith and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1818 to 1844.

Joseph Smith was 12 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 26 when Joseph Smith died, aged 38.

Joseph Smith

American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement

Born 23 December 1805 · died 27 June 1844, aged 38

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

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