Karl Marx · Swami Vivekananda Were Karl Marx and Swami Vivekananda alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Swami Vivekananda were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1863 to 1883. Karl Marx was 44 when Swami Vivekananda was born.Swami Vivekananda was 20 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Swami VivekanandaIndian Hindu monk and philosopherBorn 12 January 1863 · died 4 July 1902, aged 39 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxSwami VivekanandaMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf Hitler Karl Marx and Swami Vivekananda 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.