Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and James Joyce alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and James Joyce were alive at the same time for 1 years, from 1882 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 63 when James Joyce was born.

James Joyce was 1 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet

Born 2 February 1882 · died 13 January 1941, aged 58

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. James Joyce
  8. Adolf Hitler
  9. Ronald Reagan
Karl Marx and James Joyce 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.