Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and George Eliot alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and George Eliot were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1819 to 1880.

Karl Marx was 1 when George Eliot was born.

Karl Marx was 62 when George Eliot died, aged 61.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

George Eliot

English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist

Born 22 November 1819 · died 22 December 1880, aged 61

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. George Eliot
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
Karl Marx and George Eliot 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.