Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Alexander Blok alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Alexander Blok were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1880 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 62 when Alexander Blok was born.

Alexander Blok was 2 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Alexander Blok

Russian poet

Born 16 November 1880 (Julian calendar) · died 7 August 1921, aged 40

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Alexander Blok
  8. Adolf Hitler
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Karl Marx and Alexander Blok 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.