Karl Marx · Yanka Kupala Were Karl Marx and Yanka Kupala alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Yanka Kupala were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1882 to 1883. Karl Marx was 64 when Yanka Kupala was born.Yanka Kupala was under a year old when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Yanka KupalaBelarusian writerBorn 7 July 1882 · died 28 June 1942, aged 59 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinYanka KupalaAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Karl Marx and Yanka Kupala 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.