Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Oscar Wilde alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Oscar Wilde were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1854 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 36 when Oscar Wilde was born.

Oscar Wilde was 28 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Oscar Wilde

Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete

Born 16 October 1854 · died 30 November 1900, aged 46

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  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
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Karl Marx and Oscar Wilde 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.