Karl Marx · Grazia Deledda Were Karl Marx and Grazia Deledda alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Grazia Deledda were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1871 to 1883. Karl Marx was 53 when Grazia Deledda was born.Grazia Deledda was 11 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Grazia DeleddaItalian novelistBorn 27 September 1871 · died 15 August 1936, aged 64 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninGrazia DeleddaAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Karl Marx and Grazia Deledda 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.