Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Leopold II of Belgium alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Leopold II of Belgium were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1835 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 16 when Leopold II of Belgium was born.

Leopold II of Belgium was 47 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Leopold II of Belgium

King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909

Born 9 April 1835 · died 17 December 1909, aged 74

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Leopold II of Belgium
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
Karl Marx and Leopold II of Belgium 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.