Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Paul Valéry alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Paul Valéry were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1871 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 53 when Paul Valéry was born.

Paul Valéry was 11 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Paul Valéry

French poet, essayist, and philosopher

Born 30 October 1871 · died 20 July 1945, aged 73

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Paul Valéry
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
  9. Ronald Reagan
Karl Marx and Paul Valéry 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.