Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and William McKinley alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and William McKinley were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1843 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 24 when William McKinley was born.

William McKinley was 40 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

Born 29 January 1843 · died 14 September 1901, aged 58

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. William McKinley
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
Karl Marx and William McKinley 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.