Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Benedict XV alive at the same time?

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

Karl Marx was 36 when Benedict XV was born.

Benedict XV was 28 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Benedict XV

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922

Born 21 November 1854 · died 22 January 1922, aged 67

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