Otto von Bismarck · Karl Marx Were Otto von Bismarck and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Otto von Bismarck and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1818 to 1883. Otto von Bismarck was 3 when Karl Marx was born.Otto von Bismarck was 67 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Otto von BismarckGerman statesman and ChancellorBorn 1 April 1815 · died 30 July 1898, aged 83Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonAbraham LincolnOtto von BismarckKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf Hitler Otto von Bismarck and Karl Marx 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.