Stendhal · Karl Marx Were Stendhal and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Stendhal and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1818 to 1842. Stendhal was 35 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 23 when Stendhal died, aged 59. StendhalFrench writerBorn 23 January 1783 · died 23 March 1842, aged 59Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonStendhalAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Stendhal 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.