Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Florence Nightingale alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Florence Nightingale were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1820 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 2 when Florence Nightingale was born.

Florence Nightingale was 62 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Florence Nightingale

English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing

Born 12 May 1820 · died 13 August 1910, aged 90

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