Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Carlyle and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Carlyle and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1870 to 1881.

Thomas Carlyle was 74 when Vladimir Lenin was born.

Vladimir Lenin was 10 when Thomas Carlyle died, aged 85.

Thomas Carlyle

Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher

Born 4 December 1795 · died 5 February 1881, aged 85

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

Born 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53

  1. Napoleon
  2. Thomas Carlyle
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Karl Marx
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Nelson Mandela
Thomas Carlyle 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.