Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and John Ruskin alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and John Ruskin were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1819 to 1883.

Karl Marx was under a year old when John Ruskin was born.

Both were 64 when Karl Marx died.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

John Ruskin

English writer and art critic

Born 8 February 1819 · died 20 January 1900, aged 80

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