Who Was Alive

Were Victor Hugo and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time?

Yes. Victor Hugo and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1870 to 1885.

Victor Hugo was 68 when Vladimir Lenin was born.

Vladimir Lenin was 15 when Victor Hugo died, aged 83.

Victor Hugo

French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician

Born 26 February 1802 · died 22 May 1885, aged 83

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

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

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