Karl Marx · Jacques Offenbach Were Karl Marx and Jacques Offenbach alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Jacques Offenbach were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1819 to 1880. Karl Marx was 1 when Jacques Offenbach was born.Karl Marx was 62 when Jacques Offenbach died, aged 61. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Jacques OffenbachGerman-born French composerBorn 20 June 1819 · died 5 October 1880, aged 61 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxJacques OffenbachMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Karl Marx and Jacques Offenbach 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.