Ramakrishna · Vladimir Lenin Were Ramakrishna and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time? Yes. Ramakrishna and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1870 to 1886. Ramakrishna was 34 when Vladimir Lenin was born.Vladimir Lenin was 16 when Ramakrishna died, aged 50. RamakrishnaIndian mystic and religious preacherBorn 18 February 1836 · died 16 August 1886, aged 50Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxRamakrishnaMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Ramakrishna and Vladimir Lenin 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.