Karl Marx · Paul Klee Were Karl Marx and Paul Klee alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Paul Klee were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1879 to 1883. Karl Marx was 61 when Paul Klee was born.Paul Klee was 3 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Paul KleeGerman-Swiss artistBorn 18 December 1879 · died 29 June 1940, aged 60 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinPaul KleeAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Karl Marx and Paul Klee 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.