Karl Marx · Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Were Karl Marx and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk were alive at the same time, from 1879–1881 to 1883. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Mustafa Kemal AtatürkFounding father of the Republic of TurkeyBorn 1879–1881 · died 10 November 1938 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninMustafa Kemal AtatürkAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Karl Marx and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 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.