Karl Marx · Charles Baudelaire Were Karl Marx and Charles Baudelaire alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Charles Baudelaire were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1821 to 1867. Karl Marx was 2 when Charles Baudelaire was born.Karl Marx was 49 when Charles Baudelaire died, aged 46. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Charles BaudelaireFrench poet and criticBorn 9 April 1821 · died 31 August 1867, aged 46 NapoleonAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinKarl MarxCharles BaudelaireLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Karl Marx and Charles Baudelaire 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.