Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and O. Henry alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and O. Henry were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1862 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 44 when O. Henry was born.

O. Henry was 20 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

O. Henry

American short story writer

Born 11 September 1862 · died 5 June 1910, aged 47

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