Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Henry Ford alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Henry Ford were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1863 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 45 when Henry Ford was born.

Henry Ford was 19 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Henry Ford

American business magnate

Born 30 July 1863 · died 7 April 1947, aged 83

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