Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Cecil John Rhodes alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Cecil John Rhodes were alive at the same time for 29 years, from 1853 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 35 when Cecil John Rhodes was born.

Cecil John Rhodes was 29 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Cecil John Rhodes

British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa

Born 5 July 1853 · died 26 March 1902, aged 48

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