Who Was Alive

Were Robert E. Lee and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Robert E. Lee and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1818 to 1870.

Robert E. Lee was 11 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 52 when Robert E. Lee died, aged 63.

Robert E. Lee

Confederate States general

Born 19 January 1807 · died 12 October 1870, aged 63

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

  1. Napoleon
  2. Robert E. Lee
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Karl Marx
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
Robert E. Lee 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.